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I16 — Support the End of the Meaningful Use Program by CMS

Resolution and Position Statements
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Meaningful Use
Physician
I-16 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , that AMDA-the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine seek legislative and regulatory action to remove PALTC patient encounters from the meaningful use program, including any future iteration of...

H16 — Support for Family Caregivers

Resolution and Position Statements
Resident
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
Resolution H-16 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , that AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine recognize and support the important role that family caregivers play; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that AMDA support policies and...

G16 — Accurate Mental Status Reporting

Resolution and Position Statements
Mental Health, Transitions of Care
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Resolution G-16 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , that that AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine adopt as policy that Mental Status be instituted when information is transmitted as patients transition between sites of...

E16— Holding CMS Accountable for Timely Accurate Data

Resolution and Position Statements
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Practice Management
Physician
Resolution E-16 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , that AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine will work with American Medical Association and other stakeholders to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to...

C16— Reimbursing Physician Practices for Administrative Costs of VBP Programs

Resolution and Position Statements
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Practice Management
Physician
Resolution C16 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , that AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine work with the American Medical Association (AMA) and other interested parties to seek legislative action modifying the Centers for...

B16 - Ensuring Appropriate Risk Adjustment Prior to Implementation of VBP Programs

Resolution and Position Statements
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Practice Management
NP/PA, Physician
Resolution B16 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , that AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine will work with stakeholder organizations and federal agencies to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to...

From Resident to Board Member

Certified Medical Director
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
When Milta Little, DO, CMD, was in medical school she had the opportunity to go into nursing homes and had an experience she thoroughly enjoyed. That continued into residency when she did an elective rotation in geriatrics with a physician who...

Clinical Collaboration in the Post-Acute & Long-Term Care Setting

Long-Term Care Information Series
Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Practitioners, Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional Team, Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA)
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Teamed with physicians, advanced practice nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs) may enhance the nursing and medical care available to post-acute and long-term care facility patients. Driven by documented positive outcomes and favorable...

Updates on Common Infections in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC)

Infections, C. difficile, Infection Prevention/Control, Pneumonia
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Caring for older adults with suspected infections presents challenges for post-acute/long-term care (PALTC) providers. This session will provide an update on management of positive urine cultures, pneumonia and C. difficile infections in PALTC...

Full Set of Clinical Practice Guidelines and 7 Pocket Guides

CPGs (Clinical Practice Guidelines)
UTI, Nutrition, Anemia, Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Heart Failure, Stroke, Change of Condition, Dementia, Diabetes, Palliative Care, Falls, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Health Maintenance, Infections, Infection Prevention/Control, Antibiotics/Antimicrobials, Delirium, Depression, Osteoporosis, Pain Management, Parkinson's Disease, Pressure Ulcers, Sleep Disorders, Transitions of Care, Urinary Incontinence
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Full Set of Clinical Practice Guidelines (20) + 7 Pocket Guides / includes the following individual CPGs: Acute Change of Condition Altered Nutritional Status Anemia COPD Management + Pocket Guide Dehydration and Fluid Maintenance Dementia...