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Help Your Older Patients Keep Going Strong

EmblemHealth·Geriatrics, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine +1 more·Provider News
Effective date
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We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Days to comply
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Summary

EmblemHealth is promoting enhanced care standards for patients 65 and older, requiring standardized functional and pain assessments at every visit, plus comprehensive medication documentation. This establishes new documentation requirements that may affect billing support for geriatric care.

Action Required

Action needed
Immediately: Providers must implement standardized templates for patients 65+ to capture functional status, pain status, and medications at every face-to-face and telehealth visit. Update EMR templates to include required assessments. Document in medical record when patient takes no medications. Review EmblemHealth's FREE Care for the Older Adult Program resources.

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