Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD

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Determining the Future of Long-Term Care

05/19/2014

Richard G. Stefanacci , DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD;

Barney S. Spivack , MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD;

The Commission was tasked with developing a plan for the establishment, implementation, and financing of a system to ensure the availability of long-term services and supports.

The Commission was tasked with...

05/19/2014

Annals of Long-Term Care

Clinical Pathways GPS

Ramifications of “Medicare for All” and Implications for Clinical Pathways

08/19/2019

Richard G. Stefanacci , DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD;

Matthew Pakizegee , PharmD, MS;

As the Medicare for All (M4A) debate continues into 2020, clinical pathway organizations, payers, health systems, providers, and patients will all play a role in shaping future policies around patient access and...

As the...

08/19/2019

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Partner Resource

Long-Term Care Regulatory and Practice Changes: Impact on Care, Quality, and Access

08/06/2015

Richard G. Stefanacci , DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD;

Long-term care (LTC) is undergoing major changes sure to impact all LTC providers. These changes are occurring as a result of a focus to decrease LTC costs, which are expected to occur through reductions in both LTC...

...

08/06/2015

Journal of Clinical Pathways

LTC GPS

The Ever-Expanding Role of Nurse Practitioners in LTC

10/21/2019

Richard G. Stefanacci , DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD;

Matthew Pakizegee , PharmD, MS;

APRNs are helping to mitigate the effects of the national physician shortage by serving as primary care providers (PCPs).

APRNs are helping to mitigate...

10/21/2019

Annals of Long-Term Care

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Medicare Gets Tough

09/05/2008

Richard G. Stefanacci , DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD;

Barney S. Spivack , MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD;

Physicians need to start thinking beyond their own practices and look to professional associations for practice management assistance.

Physicians need to start...

09/05/2008

Annals of Long-Term Care

Review

Seizure Management and Determining Potentially Misdiagnosed Seizures in Older Adults

03/11/2019

Amrit Parhar , MD;

Nader Tavakoli , MD, CMD, FAAFP;

Richard G. Stefanacci , DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD;

Stacy O. Ross , MD;

There is a direct correlation between seizure incidence and age; seizures are most common in patients older than age 65.

There is a direct correlation...

03/11/2019

Annals of Long-Term Care

Clinical Pathways GPS

The Place for Biosimilars in Clinical Pathways

12/14/2015

Scott Guerin , PhD;

Richard G. Stefanacci , DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD;

Payers and at-risk providers are developing clinical pathways with great specificity regarding the preferred drugs that be used. Increasingly, these pathways will include biosimilar products. There are three major...

Payers...

12/14/2015

Journal of Clinical Pathways

LTC GPS

The Long-Term Care Team of the Future

04/11/2016

Richard G. Stefanacci , DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD;

Corey L. Cusack , PhD;

Today’s LTC team is more extensive and integrated than ever before now that skilled-nursing facilities are accountable for increased levels of frailty and outcomes.

Today’s LTC team is more...

04/11/2016

Annals of Long-Term Care

Clinical Pathways GPS

Clinical Pathways: Expanding Beyond Pharmaceuticals

04/20/2022

Richard G. Stefanacci , DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD;

Dr Stefanacci explains how changes in our clinical pathways will greatly expand our treatment options, providing significant improvement in both clinical and financial outcomes.

Dr Stefanacci explains how...

04/20/2022

Journal of Clinical Pathways

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Medicare Part D Q and A: 10 Most Asked Questions About the Medicare Prescription Drug Program

09/05/2008

Richard G. Stefanacci , DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD;

These are the top 10 most asked questions that I have encountered with regard to the new Medicare prescription drug program by both beneficiaries and providers.

These are the top 10 most asked...

09/05/2008

Annals of Long-Term Care