During PALTC24, AMDA’s annual conference, 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 representative of all clinicians working in PALTC and truly reflects who we are, what we d...
On March 19, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced a new voluntary model that empowers primary care providers in eligible Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to treat people with Medicare using innovative, team-based...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated its website to reflect the new Medicare Physician Payment Schedule conversion factor. This is a result of the Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2024, which, starting March 9, 2024, included an additional 1.68 percent update to the 2024 conv...
The face of assisted living (AL) has changed significantly over the years. It has gone from being strictly a hospitality model to a hybrid of hospitality and medical care. Increasingly, AL is home to residents with a variety of clinical issues and chronic conditions, as well as mental, cognitive, and physi...
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine presented three awards recognizing excellence in PALTC media and writing during its PALTC24 Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX. Allison Villegas, PA-C, was the recipient of the Carey Cowles Award. Kevin Y. Chua, BSc, Huiqi Li, MSc, Wee...
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine has elected its 2024-2025 Board of Directors. Rajeev Kumar, MD, FACP, CMD, is President; Sabine von Preyss-Friedman, MD, FACP, CMD, is President-Elect; and Leslie Eber, MD, CMD, is Vice President.
During PALTC24 last week, Dallas Nelson, MD, CMD, was honored as Medical Director of the Year. While she may have been surprised to receive this award, her colleagues weren’t. She is known as a leader, a collaborator, a team player, an educator, an innovator, and a friend.
On March 13, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to the Change Healthcare/Optum payment disruption accelerated and advance payments. These detail what services qualify for accelerated and advance payments, application criteria, repaymen...
Medicare pays for vaccines administered during a patient’s stay in a nursing home. Vaccine payment depends on the type of vaccine and whether the patient is using their Skilled Nursing Facility Part A benefit. Learn how to bill for a number of vaccines