PALTmed (Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association) advocates that medical directors lead the way in setting the standard for appropriate clinical care practices to improve quality within post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) facilities. Medical directors may fulfill the leadership role in collabo...
Hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits can be uncomfortable and burdensome for severely impaired and terminally ill nursing home (NH) residents. Very few studies have examined specific diagnoses associated with these events.