Monica Ott, MD, CMD, an Indiana-based medical director for Optum Complex Care Management, has been named the 2021 Choosing Wisely® Champion by AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.
Older hospitalized adults with an existing diagnosis of cancer rarely receive cancer treatment after discharge to a skilled nursing facility (SNF). It is unclear to what degree these outcomes may be driven by cumulative effects of previous cancer treatment and their complications vs an absolute functional ...
The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine has elected its 2022-2023 Board of Directors. Suzanne Gillespie, MD, RD, CMD, is President; Milta O. Little, DO, CMD, is President Elect; Rajeev Kumar, MD, FACP, CMD, is Vice President; and Leslie Beth Eber, MD, CMD, is Secretary.
Risk of mortality and major comorbidity remains high following hepatic resection. Given recent advancements in nonsurgical techniques to control hepatic malignancy, accurate assessment of surgical candidates, especially those considered frail, has become imperative. The present study aimed to characterize ...
Although outcomes for older adults undergoing elective surgery are generally comparable to younger patients, outcomes associated with emergency surgery are poor. These adverse outcomes are in part because of the physiologic changes associated with aging, increased odds of comorbidities in older adults, and...
The aim was to investigate the association of cognitive trajectories and overnight surgical hospitalization in older adults, while controlling for and comparing to the association with acute medical hospitalizations.
The Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine has announced the recipients of its leadership and excellence awards for 2022. Swati Gaur, MD, MBA, CMD, is the Medical Director of the Year. Nicole Brandt, PharmD, MBA, CGP, BCPP, is the first Clinician of the Year. Michael Wasserman, MD, C...
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