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Policy Snapshot

July 28, 2025

QPP Update: 2025 APM Snapshot Released, Delay in 2024 MIPS Scores

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated its Quality Payment Program (QPP) Participation Status Tool based on the first snapshot of Alternative Payment Model (APM) data. The first snapshot includes data from Medicare Part B claims with dates of service between January 1, 2025, and Mar...
Spotlight

July 28, 2025

Third Module of D2D Course Looks at Optimizing Antipsychotic Use

The first two modules in the Drive to Deprescribe (D2D) course—Design Your Deprescribing Intervention and Deprescribing Communication Techniques—have been extremely popular. Based on the initial reaction to the latest module, Optimizing Use of Antipsychotic Medications, PALTmed has another hit on its hands...
Clinical Alerts

July 22, 2025

A Need for a Time-Out: A Consensus Statement From the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) on the Use of Urine Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing for Urinary Tract Infections

Identification and appropriate treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) is challenging in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. Urine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has emerged as a rapid diagnostic alternative to standard urine culture, gaining increasing adoption in nursing homes despite l...
Policy Snapshot

July 21, 2025

CMS Extends SNF Revalidation Deadline to January 2026

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the revalidation deadline for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) from August 1, 2025, to January 1, 2026. This extension gives SNFs additional time to update and submit their Medicare enrollment information, as part of CMS’ broader effort t...
Spotlight

July 18, 2025

Wanted: Educational Content for PALTmed Events

One of the keys to the success of PALTmed’s Annual Conference is its outstanding educational sessions. In previous years, that content was solicited through a Call for Papers. This year, however, the association is expanding its ask to a Call for Educational Content that will encompass not only the Annual ...