It’s November, and Thanksgiving is right around the corner. America has a wonderful tradition of setting aside a specific holiday — and if you’re lucky a nice 4-day weekend — to celebrate gratitude for all the things we have in our lives to be...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) isn’t a new concept. It’s actually been around for hundreds of years, says T.S. Dharmarajan, MD, CMD. However, PEGs are used excessively in the elderly at the terminal...
Emergency department (ED) clinicians rely on the accuracy of written communication when assessing needs of nursing home (NH) residents. This study aimed to review the completeness of NH transfer documentation according to expected core components,...
td{ width: 200px; padding: 15px; } table { width: 580px; border: 1px solid black; } POLICY UPDATE: MEDPAC MEETING AND HILL DAY Questions? Email Alex at abardakh@paltc.org Related Resources: MACRA, MIPS and APMS: Current Requirements and Proposed...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Two of the Society’s most prestigious honors pay tribute to pioneers and visionaries William Dodd, MD, CMD, and James Pattee, MD, CMD. While these names are synonymous with the Society, there are also powerful,...
Why is this information being released? In accordance with Section 1899B(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, which requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide for the public reporting of Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)...
On October 18, 2018, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced the appointment of two new members to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC). The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Two of the Society’s most prestigious honors pay tribute to pioneers and visionaries William Dodd, MD, CMD, and James Pattee, MD, CMD. While these names are synonymous with the Society, there are also powerful,...
