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JAMDA

October 19, 2024

Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Post-acute and Long-Term Care: A Scoping Review

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is an emerging application of ultrasonography that is being integrated into patient care in many medical specialties. The post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) setting has opportunities to adopt POCUS as a diagnostic aid to improve patient outcomes. We aim (1) to describe t...
Policy Snapshot

October 18, 2024

House Majority Calls for Urgent Action on Medicare Payment Cut

A bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives, consisting of 233 members, has signed a letter urging leadership to swiftly implement legislative solutions to prevent a 2.8% cut to Medicare payments set for January 1, 2025. The letter emphasizes the need for a payment update reflecting the actual pa...
Policy Snapshot

October 18, 2024

CMS Reporting of SNF Ownership and Management Sub-regulatory Guidance Released

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced recently that it will be revalidating enrolled skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) from October–December 2024 to collect data on ownership, managerial (e.g. medical directors), and related party information. To aid in the collection of that inf...
Policy Snapshot

October 18, 2024

CMS Finalizes New Medicare Appeal Rights for Hospital Status Changes

Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the Medicare Program: Appeal Rights for Certain Changes in Patient Status rule. This final rule establishes an appeal process for Medicare beneficiaries admitted as hospital inpatients but later reclassified as outpatients receiving...