JAMDA
December 5, 2017
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JAMDA
July 24, 2025
Developing and Implementing an Intervention to Increase Immunization Coverage Among Frontline Long-Term Care Staff
In the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, immunization coverage has declined among frontline post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) staff, such as nurses, certified nursing assistants, and kitchen staff. We took a novel approach to addressing these declines by engaging frontline staff in design of immun...
JAMDA
December 27, 2019
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings: A Consensus Statement From AMDA's Infection Advisory Subcommittee
The diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections (UTIs) among residents of post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings remains challenging. Nonspecific symptoms, complex medical conditions, insufficient awareness of diagnostic criteria, and unnecessary urine studies all contribute to the inappro...
News Release
March 3, 2026
2026 PALTmed Board Election Results
Please join us in congratulating these outstanding leaders. Each brings deep experience, dedication, and vision to PALTmed, and we look forward to their contributions in the years ahead.
Spotlight
July 27, 2023
The Past, Present, and Future of Deprescribing
AMDA’s Drive to Deprescribe (D2D) initiative put practitioners behind the wheel on medication optimization. During a recent AMDA On-The-Go podcast, guest host Jennifer Pruskowski, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCGP, CPE, sat down with Michael Steinman, MD, co-director of the U.S. Deprescribing Research Network, to tal...
Policy Snapshot
March 20, 2026
Quality Payment Program: Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs Must Submit Quality Data by March 31
The data submission period for performance year 2025 of the Quality Payment Program ends on March 31, 2026, at 8:00 PM ET. Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) should review their quality data for completeness and accuracy and submit it by the deadline.
Policy Snapshot
April 26, 2024
Observation Status Legislation Introduced in Congress
This week, Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) announced bipartisan legislation to update a current loophole in Medicare policy to help protect seniors from high medical costs for the skilled nursing care they require after hospitalization. The Improving Access...
JAMDA
December 20, 2018
The Underappreciated Role of Low Muscle Mass in the Management of Malnutrition
Preserving muscle is not only crucial for maintaining proper physical movement, but also for its many metabolic and homeostatic roles. Low muscle mass has been shown to adversely affect health outcomes in a variety of disease states (eg, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease...
JAMDA
December 30, 2022
COVID-19 in Assisted Living: Protecting a Critical Long-Term Care Resource
The COVID-19 pandemic had a big impact on assisted living (AL), a vital setting in long-term care (LTC). Understanding the strengths and opportunities for improvement through practice, policy, and research are essential for AL to be prepared for the next pandemic and other challenges. AL communities experi...
JAMDA
August 23, 2018