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March 1, 2024
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News Release
September 16, 2022
AMDA Applauds Bill Calling for Public Disclosure of Medical Directors
The bill calls for nursing homes to provide information on their medical directors to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The agency would then publish these details on the Care Compare website, where patients and their families could access this critical intelligence.
Policy Snapshot
April 4, 2025
PALTmed Supports the CONNECT for Health Act, Expanding Telehealth Access
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
June 29, 2021
Defining the Core Skills and Activities of the Attending Physician in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
The American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) contracted with a psychometric firm to perform a 3-phase Job Analysis following best practices. Literature was reviewed, a task force of subject matter experts was convened, a survey was developed and sent via Survey Monkey to attending p...
Policy Snapshot
November 8, 2024
CMS Implements New Respiratory Illness Reporting Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its final rule for the Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS), which includes updates to Medicare payment policies and rates for Home Health Agencies (HHAs). Among the key changes, CMS is finalizing a new dat...
Policy Snapshot
January 6, 2025
Respiratory Illness Reporting Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities in 2025
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a memorandum (QSO-25-11-NH) outlining new reporting requirements for long-term care (LTC) facilities. Effective January 1, 2025, LTC facilities must electronically report data on COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV...
Resolutions
C21 - Public Listing of Medical Directors for Nursing Facilities
Resolutions
B98 - Improved Communication of Medical Information to Long Term Care Facilities
JAMDA
October 23, 2018
Risk Factors for Vertebral, Hip, and Femoral Fractures Among Patients With Parkinson's Disease: A 5-Year Follow-up in Korea
To investigate the prevalence and incidence of Parkinson's disease (PD) and provide evidence for preventive strategy of vertebral, hip, and femoral fractures (VF, HF, and FF) in PD patients.
Resolutions