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August 15, 2024
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News Release
August 14, 2024
Introducing PALTmed, the Next Generation of AMDA
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine is now the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed). The new name is representative of the organization’s diverse membership, which includes medical directors, attending physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assoc...
Podcast
August 13, 2024
PALTtalk with Alex Bardakh | August 2024, with Special Guest Timothy Holahan, DO, CMD
Podcast
August 12, 2024
AMDA On-The-Go | Faith and Healing in PALTC
Spotlight
August 8, 2024
Ensure Your Words Make a Positive Difference
The words we use and how we use them can significantly impact the effectiveness of our interactions with others. In a recent podcast, host Diane Sanders-Cepeda, DO, CMD, and guest Aya Caspi, a certified trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication, discussed how to speak and listen in ways that let...
Spotlight
August 7, 2024
Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association: New Name Reflects Our True Identity
There is much meaning to a name, and that is certainly true for our organization. During PALTC24 in San Antonio, TX, earlier this year, the House of Delegates voted unanimously to change the organization’s name to the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed). “This name is inclusive and ...
PALTmed In The News
August 5, 2024
Long-term care docs warn why better oversight of diagnostic testing is needed
To test or not to test? It’s a question that often plagues healthcare professionals as they try to decide which diagnostic procedures are necessary for the treatment of their patients — and those which are not needed, or may even be harmful. There is no time to waste when it comes to getting better at diag...
Policy Snapshot
August 2, 2024
2025 Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Final Rule Released
On July 31, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule updating Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2025. CMS is publishing this final rule that ...
Policy Snapshot
August 2, 2024
Chevron Deference Decision (Loper Bright Enterprises et al. v. Raimondo)
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision overturning Chevron (Loper Bright Enterprises et al. v. Raimondo) will change the way agencies issue regulations and Congress considers legislation, including health-policy legislation, because courts no longer will defer to agencies’ statutory interpretation of ambiguous s...
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August 1, 2024
