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Spotlight
April 11, 2025
The Choosing Wisely campaign was started by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation in 2016 to spark conversations about commonly used tests and treatments that lack strong supporting evidence. PALTmed, along with other specialty societies, has participated in the campaign since its ince...
Policy Snapshot
April 4, 2025
PALTmed supports the bipartisan CONNECT for Health Act (S. 1261), which was recently reintroduced by Sens. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Roger Wicker (R-MS). Companion legislation has also been introduced in the House of Representatives by Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), David Schweikert (R-AZ),...
JAMDA
February 11, 2025
This study aimed to investigate the association between relative hypothermia measured by a wearable device and cognitive function, and to clarify whether relative hypothermia is a useful indicator for preventing poor cognitive function.
JAMDA
February 26, 2025
The primary outcome of this study is to test the feasibility of pharmacists completing Fracture Risk Scale (FRS) assessments using resident data routinely held by long-term care (LTC) facilities. Secondary outcomes are to ascertain the proportion of residents assessed as high fracture risk who currently re...
JAMDA
February 6, 2025
Outdoor falls can negatively impact the health and functional abilities of community-dwelling older adults. Although there are existing evidence-based programs for falls prevention, none specifically target outdoor falls. To fill this gap in research and practice, the Stroll Safe program was developed. Pri...
Policy Snapshot
May 12, 2025
The 2025 Quality Payment Program (QPP) exception applications are available now through December 31, 2025, at 8 PM ET. These two types of exception applications allow users to indicate why they cannot report data for one or more Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance categories.
JAMDA
March 26, 2025
To quantify real-world impact conditions of falls, which cause 50% to 90% of older adult traumatic brain injuries, and reconstruct them using dummy headforms to analyze kinematics and injury outcomes.
Policy Snapshot
June 23, 2025
The Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act has been reintroduced by Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) as H.R. 3954 in the House. The bipartisan legislation aims to correct a longstanding issue in Medicare policy that impacts thousands of beneficiaries each year.
JAMDA
April 14, 2025
With increasing life expectancy, more older adults are experiencing poor mental health because of the significant life transitions they face. Commercial conversational agents (CAs) are emerging devices that can potentially support older adults' mental well-being. However, limited literature has evalua...
JAMDA
April 14, 2025
To identify physical activity and sedentary behavior outcomes, measurement tools and protocols used, and data integrity in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of hospital-based movement interventions in middle-aged and older adults.