This year’s Steven Levenson Lectureship in Medical Direction—entitled The New Era in Medical Direction: Facing the Crisis of Confluence—is being delivered at PALTC26 later this month by Thomas Lawrence, MD, CMD.
Please join us in congratulating these outstanding leaders. Each brings deep experience, dedication, and vision to PALTmed, and we look forward to their contributions in the years ahead.
If you aren’t already familiar with the concept of tribal leadership, you will be if you’re attending PALTC26 later this month. Dave Logan, PhD, a co-author of the 2008 New York Times bestseller Tribal Leadership, is the conference’s keynote speaker.
The March 2026 Quarterly Confidential Feedback Reports for the fiscal year (FY) 2027 Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program are now available to download via the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES).
For many young people, nursing homes are invisible—rarely discussed and often portrayed as symbols of decline. A Gallup/West Health poll found that nearly 70% of Americans feel uncomfortable at the thought of being admitted to one. Younger generations often imagine these places as sterile, sad, or even fri...