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JAMDA
December 3, 2020
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JAMDA
June 12, 2024
The Relationship between Nursing Home Staffing and Health Outcomes Revisited
Nursing homes make staffing decisions in conjunction with choosing quality goals, potentially leading to endogeneity bias between staffing and quality. We use instrumental variables (IVs) to explore it.
Policy Snapshot
February 23, 2024
Join CMS for an Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule Education Session
In January, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule to enhance access to health information and streamline prior authorization processes for medical items and services. CMS’ Office of Burden Reduction & Health Informatics will host a virtual education session on Mar...
Practice Management Tools
Synopsis of Federal Regulations in the Nursing Facility: Implications for Attending Physicians and Medical Directors
Synopsis of Federal Regulations in the Nursing Facility: Implications for Attending Physicians and Medical Directors is an indispensable resource tool for medical directors, attending physicians, and other post-acute and long-term care practitioners. The Synopsis of Federal Regulations contains summary cha...
PALTmed In The News
July 20, 2025
Huge percentage of hospital visits by sickest nursing home patients could be avoidable, study finds
Nearly 1 in 3 hospitalizations of severely impaired or terminally ill nursing home residents are potentially avoidable. Better diagnostic practices can significantly reduce that number, as well as the associated risks and costs. That's according to a study in the July issue of JAMDA.
JAMDA
May 3, 2021
Sex Differences in Behavioral and Psychological Signs and Symptoms of Dementia Presentation Regarding Nursing Home Residents with Cognitive Impairment Suffering from Pain – Results of the Services and Health for Elderly in Long-Term Care Study
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) place a heavy burden on patients as well as caregivers. Recently, pain was identified as an important determinant of BPSD. However, it is not yet known what influence sex has on BPSD and pain. Thus, the present study aimed to identify possible associ...
Resolutions
E19B - Medical Director Compensated for Medical Directors Services Not Referrals
Spotlight
January 25, 2024
Fresh Perspective on the Core Means Top-Notch Learning and Highly Skilled Medical Directors
The Core Curriculum on Medical Direction in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care has been around for a while, but it’s been far from static. It’s undergone many changes and updates to keep up with regulatory, procedural, and other innovations, as well as evolution in the medical director’s role and best practices...
JAMDA
February 25, 2022