Policy Snapshot
August 17, 2025
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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!
Policy Snapshot
August 11, 2025
CMS Reopens Doctors and Clinicians CY 2023 Preview Period
CMS has reopened the calendar year (CY) 2023 Doctors and Clinicians (DAC) Preview Period, which will remain open until Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 8:00 PM ET. CMS reopened the Preview Period because adjustments were made, resulting in the addition of two clinician quality measures and 17 group quality me...
Policy Snapshot
August 11, 2025
CMS Releases Final Rule for FY 2026 Skilled Nursing Facility Payment Updates
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced its final rule updating Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2026.
Spotlight
August 11, 2025
PALTmed’s Advocacy Summit Offers You a Voice and the Education to Use It Effectively
In today’s challenging political climate, it’s more important than ever to ensure that post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) clinicians’ voices are heard by legislators and staffers on both sides of the aisle. That’s why PALTmed is holding its first-ever Advocacy Summit October 27-28 in Washington, DC. ...
Podcast
August 11, 2025
PALTtalk with Caring | Aug/Sept 2025, with Special Guest Swati Gaur, MD, MBA, CMD, on Infection Prevention and Control and Scabies
Policy Snapshot
August 10, 2025
Legislation Introduced to Reverse Historic Healthcare Cuts
Senate Democratic leaders have introduced the Protecting Healthcare and Lowering Costs Act to reverse recent healthcare funding reductions that could affect millions of Americans’ access to insurance and critical health services.
JAMDA
August 6, 2025
Telehealth Adoption and Barriers Across Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings: Insights From a Clinician Survey
JAMDA
August 6, 2025
The Efficacy of Health Promotion Interventions for Pre-frail Older Adults: A Systematic Review
The growing population of pre-frail older adults is increasingly becoming a priority in health care services within aging nations. This study was designed to assess the effect of health-promoting interventions on clinical efficacy in prefrail older adult populations and to undertake a preliminary explorati...
JAMDA
August 5, 2025
Potentially High-Risk Antipsychotic Use in People With Dementia: A National Data Linkage Study
To investigate the prevalence of and sociodemographic factors associated with potentially high-risk antipsychotic use in people living with dementia in Australia.
