MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Sitting at her desk, Teresa C. McCarthy, MD, MS, CMD, a new member of the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM), can’t help but think about James Pattee, MD, CMD, the “father” of the...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) published updates to the electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) value sets to align with recent releases to terminologies, including, ICD-10-CM/PCS...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Christopher Trotz, MD, CMD, brings a unique perspective to his new role as an American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM) board member. As a physician executive and practitioner, he devised a...
The CMS National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and Quality Assurance Performance Improvement is hosting a call on Tuesday, September 18, from 1:30 to 3 pm ET. During this call, you can gain insight on opioid use in the post-acute and long-...
This week the Society submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the CY 2019 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Quality Payment Program (QPP) proposed rule. The Society noted that they were appreciative of CMS’...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join As with many Society members, a love of post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) medicine runs deep for Andrea Moser, MD, MSc, CMD, a newly appointed American Board for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM)...
FDA updates warnings for fluoroquinolone antibiotics on risks of mental health and low blood sugar adverse reactions at https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm612995.htm The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Recently...
National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Tuesday, September 18 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET Register for Medicare Learning Network events. During this call, gain insight on opioid use in the post-acute and...
This week, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (E&C) Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled “Examining Efforts to Ensure Quality of Care and Resident Safety in Nursing Homes.” The purpose of the hearing was...
