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Abstract: 

As reported in the last issue of this report, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) found insufficient evidence to recommend universal abuse screening of elders and vulnerable adults by physicians. Nevertheless, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) convened in March 2013 a four-hour long national in-person and online Elder Maltreatment and Care Symposium to solicit input to assist CMS in further development of Measure #181: Elder Maltreatment Screen and Follow-up Plan, as part of the Physician Quality Reporting System. The New Measure Development Team at that symposium recommended a suite of measures for the elder and at-risk population.

Keywords: US Preventive Services Task Force; USPSTF; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid; CMS; Elder Maltreatment and Care Symposium; Measure #181; Elder Maltreatment Screen and Follow-up Plan; Physician Quality Reporting System; 2006 Tax Relief and Health Care

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