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Spotlight
March 22, 2024
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News Release
March 19, 2024
Annual Cowles, Morley, and Gladstone Media and Authorship Awards Presented During PALTC24
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...
Podcast
March 18, 2024
AMDA On-The-Go | Assisted Living Three-Part Series | Transitions of Care and Challenges in AL (Part 2 of 3)
News Release
March 15, 2024
Society Announces 2024-2025 Board of Directors
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.
Spotlight
March 15, 2024
2024 Medical Director of the Year Is No Stranger to Hard Work, Focus, Leadership
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.
Policy Snapshot
March 15, 2024
Change Healthcare/Optum Payment Disruption (CHOPD) Accelerated and Advance Payments for Part A Providers and Part B Suppliers FAQs
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...
Policy Snapshot
March 15, 2024
Skilled Nursing Facilities: Billing Medicare for Respiratory Vaccines
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
JAMDA
March 14, 2024
Improving Sleep Using Mentored Behavioral and Environmental Restructuring (SLUMBER)
To evaluate the impact of a mentoring program to encourage staff-delivered sleep-promoting strategies on sleep, function, depression, and anxiety among skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents.
JAMDA
March 14, 2024
Implementation Outcomes for the SLUMBER Sleep Improvement Program in Long-Term Care
To describe the implementation of a mentored staff-delivered sleep program in nursing facilities.
News Release
March 10, 2024