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Screen & Intervene: Addressing Food Insecurity Among Older Adults

Screen & Intervene: Addressing Food Insecurity Among Older Adults is a five-module course designed for health care providers and other stakeholders who work with adults ages 50 and over.

The one-hour course features:

  • The definition, prevalence, and associated risk factors of food insecurity among older adults;
  • The health and nutrition consequences of food insecurity;
  • How to screen for food insecurity among older adults;
  • How to intervene when individuals screen positive for food insecurity;
  • How to connect individuals to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), other nutrition resources, and community partners; and
  • A new opportunity to report quality improvement to CMS.

This course is approved for 1.0 free AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (for MDs, DOs, and other professional groups).

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recognized the importance of food insecurity and nutrition risk in affecting health outcomes and equity by including a food insecurity and nutrition risk Improvement Activity in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) via the 2022 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule. For more information on how to implement and report this Improvement Activity, visit the Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative.

 

Título: Evaluar e intervenir: Abordar la Inseguridad Alimentaria entre los Adultos Mayores

Evaluar e Intervenir: Abordar la Inseguridad Alimentaria entre los Adultos Mayores  es un curso de cinco módulos diseñado para proveedores de atención médica y otras partes interesadas que trabajan con adultos de 50 años o más.

El curso de una hora incluye:

  • La definición, prevalencia y factores de riesgo asociados a la inseguridad alimentaria entre los adultos mayores;
  • Las consecuencias para la salud y la nutrición de la inseguridad alimentaria;
  • Cómo detectar la inseguridad alimentaria entre los adultos mayores;
  • Cómo intervenir cuando las personas dan positivo en inseguridad alimentaria;
  • Cómo conectar a las personas con el Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP), otros recursos de nutrición y socios comunitarios;
  • Una nueva oportunidad para informar la mejora de la calidad a CMS.

Este curso está aprobado para 1.0 Créditos AMA PRA Categoría 1 gratuitos ™ (para MD, DO y otros grupos profesionales).

Los Centros de Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid (CMS) reconocieron la importancia de la inseguridad alimentaria y el riesgo de nutrición para afectar los resultados de salud y la equidad al incluir una actividad de mejora de la inseguridad alimentaria y el riesgo de nutrición en el Sistema de Pago de Incentivos Basado en Méritos (MIPS) a través del 2022 Regla Final de la Lista de Tarifas para Médicos. Para obtener más información sobre cómo implementar y reportar esta actividad de mejora, visite la Iniciativa de mejora de la calidad de la desnutrición.

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