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Preparation is Key for Containing Influenza in Acute Care Facilities
This year's influenza strain seems to be the more severe and highly transmissible Influenza H3N2 subclade. By taking a proactive stance and preparing skilled nursing and acute care facilities to isolate and contain outbreaks, we can greatly reduce patient illness and severe complications.
Recents
A Time for Gratitude
As the seasons change and we approach the time when many of us pause for reflection and gratitude, I would like to take a moment [...]
MAGIC 2025 Conference: Managing PALTC Patients with Substance Use Disorder
Upcoming MAGIC 2025 Conference presentation by Sabine von Preyss will focus on the challenges of medical directors in preparing long-term care facilities to treat patients with substance use disorder (SUD)
Government Shutdown and Telehealth: Statement from PALTmed
The government shutdown means some key Medicare telehealth flexibilities have lapsed. For patients in nursing homes, assisted living, or rehab, that can mean fewer options [...]
Advocacy: Restore and Protect Telehealth Services for Medicare Patients
Make your voice heard and help us preserve telehealth access for Medicare patients
More articles from Dr. von Preyss
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If you have questions about the current situation regarding the COVID vaccines as we head into fall, you are certainly not alone. In my role as President of the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed), I released this message to our PALTmed membership…. MORE>
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A recent original investigation published in the JAMA Health Forum examines the association between Skilled Nursing Facility Specialist (SNFist) care and the outcomes of patients in long-stay nursing homes with Alzheimer disease and related dementias…. MORE>
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In an op-ed piece published June 22, 2025 in the Seattle Times, PALTmed Washington Chapter Board President Jessica Van Fleet-Green, MD, MBA expressed concerns about the abrupt decision to fire all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)… MORE>