The final Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) User’s Manual version (v)1.19.1 is now available in the Downloads section on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Manual page. The MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual v1.19.1 will be effective beginning October 1...
The American Medical Association’s (AMA) Medical Liability Reform NOW! 2025 report sounds the alarm that medical liability premiums are climbing, and a hard market, where policies are more expensive and harder to obtain, could be next. This year’s report emphasizes the problematic rise in liability premium...
The point prevalence of epilepsy is high in nursing homes (NH), but the incidence of epilepsy after admission is unknown. This study was done to determine the incidence of epilepsy/seizure (epi/sz) comorbid with other conditions in older adult NH residents.
PALTmed President Leslie Eber, MD, CMD, FPALTC, has been on the organization’s Board of Directors since 2019, and it has been a rewarding experience since her very first day, especially hearing all the different perspectives from people she admires and respects. Now, in her current role, she’s working to i...