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New CMS Rule Is a Victory for Medical Director Transparency

November 17, 2023
Press Release
November 17, 2023 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a final rule calling for nursing homes to disclose specific ownership and managerial information—...

Personality Changes Before Cognitive Impairment Aren’t Predictive of Dementia But Have Other Useful Implications

October 25, 2023
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 25, 2023 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 People may start to experience some personality changes even before cognitive impairment happens. However, a study in the October issue of JAMDA...

Personality Changes Before Cognitive Impairment Aren’t Predictive of Dementia But Have Other Useful Implications

October 25, 2023
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 25, 2023 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 People may start to experience some personality changes even before cognitive impairment happens. However, a study in the October issue of JAMDA...

Screening for EDS Helps Identify Nursing Home Residents At Risk of Adverse Outcomes, Mortality

October 17, 2023
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 17, 2023 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 Excess daytime sleepiness (EDS) is an increasingly frequent condition among older nursing home residents with comorbidities. But it’s more than just a...

Prioritizing Resident Autonomy in Post-COVID Healthcare

September 28, 2023
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 28, 2023 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 The COVID pandemic made people take a new look at how patients are involved in their own care. A new article in the September issue of JAMDA suggests...

Study: AI Has Utility in Geriatrics, But Ethical Issues Must Be Addressed

September 21, 2023
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 21, 2023 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been stirring much conversation and controversy in recent months. A new study in the September issue of JAMDA...

AMDA Urges Prioritization of Adequate Staffing in Response to New Rule

September 5, 2023
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 5, 2023 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 AMDA Urges Prioritization of Adequate Staffing Over Minimum Staffing in Response to New Staffing Rule On Friday, September 1, the U.S. Department of...

Collaboration Between Leaders Can Improve Antibiotic Transitions

August 22, 2023
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 22, 2023 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 Transitions of care, particularly from the hospital to the nursing home, continue to pose challenges. For instance, hospitalized patients discharged to...

Study Suggests Benefits of Adding Staffing Instability to Care Compare

August 16, 2023
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 16, 2023 Contact: Ellen Mullally emullally@paltc.org /410-992-3124 Studies have found that higher staffing levels are associated with better scores on quality measures reported as part of the Nursing Home Care Compare (...

AMDA leadership weighs in on DEA’s telehealth medicine rules debate

August 10, 2023
AMDA in the News
AMDA leadership weighs in on DEA’s telehealth medicine rules debate
Medicare, Medicaid, Telemedicine
AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is pleased that the federal government is taking more seriously the need to relax restrictions on prescribing medication via telehealth, a spokeswoman said.