PALTmed In The News
September 22, 2025
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PALTmed In The News
August 21, 2025
Long-term care docs rally against proposed 50% ‘sledgehammer’ pay cut
It took a little while for the dust to settle after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed its 2026 Physician Pay Rule. But now that it has, physician advocates are kicking up a storm over an unexpected proposal that would cut Medicare Part B indirect practice expense payments in half — ...
PALTmed In The News
August 13, 2025
QAPI moment is now!
According to this column by PALTmed board member Michael Wasserman, anyone with an interest in quality nursing home care should agree on one thing: The moment for Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement (QAPI) is now!
PALTmed In The News
July 20, 2025
Huge percentage of hospital visits by sickest nursing home patients could be avoidable, study finds
Nearly 1 in 3 hospitalizations of severely impaired or terminally ill nursing home residents are potentially avoidable. Better diagnostic practices can significantly reduce that number, as well as the associated risks and costs. That's according to a study in the July issue of JAMDA.
PALTmed In The News
July 18, 2025
Doctor pay rule signals new era for telemedicine, energizes alternative pay models
With the initial jolt of this administration’s first physician pay rule proposal wearing off, long-term care doctors are getting ready to enter a new era of oversight.
PALTmed In The News
July 11, 2025
PALTmed calls on providers to stop using routine PCR urine tests for UTIs
PALTmed In The News
July 8, 2025
New joint alliance aims to help assisted living providers engage in value-based care programs
The Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association has launched the Value-Based Care Joint Alliance with LTC ACO to encourage assisted living and other long-term care providers to participate in Medicare’s value-based care programs.
PALTmed In The News
June 20, 2025
10 minutes a day of personalized engagement improves quality of life for residents with dementia, study finds
Just 10 minutes of personalized engagement a day can have a profound positive effect on people living with dementia, according to the results of a new study that included a pilot of the program by a senior living and care provider. The results were published in the August 2025 issue of JAMDA, the Journal o...
PALTmed In The News
June 20, 2025
Medical society urges CMS to give post-acute care interoperable health IT tools
The Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) recently urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to develop and fund initiatives giving post-acute care settings interoperable health information technology (IT) tools.
PALTmed In The News
June 17, 2025
SNF medical directors cautiously optimistic about fed plans to examine their work
The Office of Inspector General has announced it will take a magnifying glass to how nursing homes employ and pay medical directors, as well as keep track of the work performed. The added scrutiny — and attempts to ensure greater transparency — is something post-acute care physicians say they welcome, as ...
