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RESOLUTION A18 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the AMDA-the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine supports provision of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provider status for the Consultant Pharmacist to long-term...
Hi, I'm Cari Levy, and I'm a physician in Denver, Colorado, and I practice at the Denver VA Medical Center, and at the University of Colorado. I am a geriatrician first, and a palliative care physician also. I've been doing nursing home medicine,...
In response to the deepening opioid crisis, Congress is engaged in a multi-faceted review of a package of opioid bills. The recently passed omnibus bill included an additional $3.6 billion for opioid-addiction and mental-health services such as...
The Philadelphia Regional Office of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be hosting a webinar focusing on Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) reporting for the 2017 performance year on Tuesday, March 20, from 12:00 to 1:30...
National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Tuesday, March 20 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET Register for Medicare Learning Network events. During this call, gain insight on the phase two changes for person-...
At last week’s HIMSS18 meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator laid out lofty goals for the Administration. Introduced by White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner, Administrator Verma recounted...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Wayne S. Saltsman, MD, PhD, CMD, knows how to talk…and to listen. In addition to his work as Chief Medical Officer, Continuing Care, at Lahey Health, he hosts a cable talk show in Burlington, MA, called “Your...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Many Society members look forward to Saturday afternoon at the Annual Conference—not because the meeting is winding down but because the House of Delegates (HoD) meeting is gearing up. As you approach the room...
This year during the Society’s 2018 Annual Conference (March 21-25 in Grapevine, TX) the new Practice Group Network has sponsored sessions to address leadership and management knowledge necessary for running a successful post-acute and long-term...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is tracking the progress of the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes by reviewing publicly reported measures. The official measure of the Partnership is the percentage...
