Policy Snapshot
April 5, 2024
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Resolutions
F15 - Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Nursing Education Requirement
White Papers
H10 - Improving Care Transitions Between the Nursing Facility and the Acute-Care Hospital Settings
Policy Snapshot
August 2, 2024
2025 Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Final Rule Released
On July 31, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule updating Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2025. CMS is publishing this final rule that ...
Practice Management Tools
PALTmed Model Medical Director Agreement and Supplemental Materials: Medical Director of a Nursing Facility
This package serves as a guide for agreements for medical director services in nursing facilities. It includes a model agreement between the medical director and the nursing facility; performance requirements and the roles and responsibilities of a medical director; PALTmed’s statement on compensation for ...
Policy Snapshot
May 3, 2024
Skilled Nursing Facility Place of Service Codes: Updated Resources from CMS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated Medicare Learning Network resources to clarify the place of service codes you should use for inpatient services outside of a facility.
JAMDA
August 14, 2020
Preventing Fractures in Long-Term Care: Translating Recommendations to Clinical Practice
The Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy for long-term care (LTC) aims to support fracture risk-reduction. LTC specific recommendations for fracture prevention were developed in 2015. This article describes the use of the Knowledge-to Action framework to guide the development and application of research evidence ...
JAMDA
October 18, 2019
Evaluation of Viruses Associated With Acute Respiratory Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities Using a Novel Method: Wisconsin, 2016‒2019
Residents of long-term care facilities (LCTFs) have high morbidity and mortality associated with acute respiratory infections (ARIs). Limited information exists on the virology of ARI in LTCFs, where virological testing is reactive. We report on findings of a surveillance feasibility substudy from a larger...
JAMDA
May 27, 2014
Prescription Drug Use Among Older Adults in Italy: A Country-Wide Perspective
In Italy, prescription drug costs represent approximately 17% of total public health expenditures. Older adults commonly use multiple drugs and, for this reason, this population is responsible for a large portion of drug-related costs. In 2012, public expenditure for pharmaceuticals in primary care exceede...
JAMDA
January 13, 2021
Spouse and Adult-Child Dementia Caregivers in Chinese American Families: Who Are More Stressed Out?
Though many studies have explored differences between spouses and adult children in dementia care, empirical evidence is lacking on racial- and ethnic-minority populations. To fill this research gap, this study examined care tasks, caregiver burden, and depressive symptoms of Chinese spouse and adult-child...
