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Webinar Prepares Practitioners, Teams to Improve Behaviors, Reduce Antipsychotics

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Dementia, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Antipsychotics, Medication Management, Patient Centered
May 12, 2017
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Reducing antipsychotic use is an important goal for practitioners and facilities alike. However, says Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, Associate Professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, “...

New Board Member’s Journey from Futures to Forward-Thinking Leader

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Palliative Care, Certified Medical Director, Quality, Measures, Transitions of Care
May 5, 2017
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Randi E. Berkowitz, MD, CMD, may be a new House of Delegates Representation on the Society’s Board of Directors, but she is a devoted and enthusiastic Society veteran who came to the organization as a Foundation...

Get to Know 2017-2018 Society President Heidi White, MD, MEd, CMD

Navigating PALTC
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Practice Management, Practitioners
April 1, 2017
My name is Heidi White. I am the new President of AMDA – The Society of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. I’m from Durham, North Carolina where I am an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at Duke University Medical Center. How did I get...

Society Members Share Encouraging Results From Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Nursing Facility Residents

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Alternative Payment Models (APM), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Transitions of Care
March 10, 2017
Several Society members who have been participating in The Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Nursing Facility Residents, that was launched in 2012 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), are encouraged by a...

AMDA – The Society for PALTC Medicine Expresses Concern About ACA Replacement Legislation

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Care Settings/Types, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Medicaid
March 10, 2017
This week, the House Republicans introduced their legislation to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The bill, the American Health Care Act , was introduced through a budget process known as reconciliation and focuses on...

Predictions & Hopes for 2017 from Society Board

Navigating PALTC
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Attending Physician, Certified Medical Director, Medical Director, Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA), Rehabilitation, Transitions of Care
March 7, 2017
We asked the Society’s 2016-2017 Board of Directors to tell us their predictions and hopes for 2017. Here’s what a few of them had to say: Arif Nazir, MD, FACP, CMD I really want to share with you our celebration for an amazing 2016, a great year...

CMS Revised Transitional Care Management Services Fact Sheet

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Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Transitions of Care
March 3, 2017
A revised Transitional Care Management Services Fact Sheet is available. Learn about: Health care professionals furnishing these services and supervision Services settings, components, and billing Frequently asked questions on billing

Senate Finance Committee Votes on Seema Verma to Head CMS

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Observation Status
March 3, 2017
This week the Senate Finance Committee is voting on approving Seema Verma to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The committee’s initial vote on Wednesday was a tie and a later vote did not count because it included proxy...

Senate Committee Supports Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act

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Resident
March 3, 2017
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) recently introduced the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act (S.178) . The goal of S.178 is to minimize elder abuse and exploitation, and to establish an infrastructure within...

GAO Report: HHS Needs Better Planning on Increasing Information Exchange in Post-Acute Care Settings

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Practice Management, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Health Information Technology (HIT)
March 3, 2017
This week the Government Accountability Office (GAO) publicly released a report entitled “ HHS Needs to Improve Planning and Evaluation of Its Efforts to Increase Information Exchange in Post-Acute Care Settings .” The report recommends that the...