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Policy Snapshot

August 4, 2025

White House and Tech Leaders Unite to Launch Patient-Centered Digital Health Ecosystem

The Trump Administration has announced a major initiative to modernize U.S. health care by partnering with tech giants like Amazon, Apple, Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic. At the White House’s “Make Health Tech Great Again” summit, these companies committed to supporting a new, patient-centric digital health...

Policy Snapshot

August 4, 2025

CMS Retires Focused Infection Control Surveys

CMS has officially ended the use of Focused Infection Control Surveys (FICS) as part of routine surveys, according to revised guidance in memo QSO-25-23-ALL, issued on July 30, 2025.

JAMDA

August 2, 2025

Directions & Connections

JAMDA

August 2, 2025

Editorial Board

JAMDA

August 2, 2025

PALTmed Events and Product

JAMDA

August 2, 2025

General Information

JAMDA

August 1, 2025

Gender Differences in Frailty Progression and Recovery in Older Adults in Long-Term Care

To examine gender differences in frailty transitions in relation to predictive factors and outcomes.

Practice Resource

July 31, 2025

The Role of the Medical Director in QAPI in LTC

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...

JAMDA

July 30, 2025

Diagnoses Associated With Hospitalization of Nursing Home Residents With Severe Functional Impairment and Terminal Illness

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.