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Recognition of Dr. James Pattee

Resolution and Position Statements
Long-Term Care
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
Policy D12 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the House of Delegates and Board of Directors recognize James Pattee, MD, CMD, for his key contributions to AMDA-Dedicated to Long-Term Care Medicine and his unwavering dedication and support of...

Long Term Care Prescribing of Antipsychotic Medications

Resolution and Position Statements
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Antipsychotics
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Policy E12 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that AMDA – Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine collaborate with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to create educational tools and programs to promote the broad and appropriate...

Home Health Care Face-to-Face Encounter Requirements

Resolution and Position Statements
Care Settings/Types, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Policy F12 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that AMDA-Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine refer to its Public Policy Committee the changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Face-to-Face Requirements for Home Care Certification...

Portable X-Ray Ordering by Non-Physicians

Resolution and Position Statements
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners, Resident
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
Policy G12 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that AMDA—Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine work with similarly concerned parties and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to address the apparent limitations of the recent Office of...

Improving Access to Physicians with the Special Skills Required in Geriatric Care Policy

Resolution and Position Statements
Long-Term Care, Practitioners
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
Policy B-13 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the AMDA—Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine advocate to the American Medical Association encouraging them to explore strategies for how to best improve access to, and the availability of, high-...

Exclusion of Medical Providers in Long Term Care from Accountable Care Organizations Primary Care Physician Restriction

Resolution and Position Statements
Payment, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Practitioners
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Policy C13 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that AMDA—Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine (AMDA) work with the appropriate parties to allow medical providers in long term care and Medical Directors of nursing facilities to participate in...

Reducing Legislative Requirement for Treatment of Pain in Long Term Care Facilities

Resolution and Position Statements
Skilled Nursing Care, Medication, Pain Management
Physician
Policy F-13 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that AMDA—Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine and its state affiliate chapters support and work with appropriate parties towards creating an exemption for physicians prescribing pain medication in...

Social Media in Long Term Care

Resolution and Position Statements
Long-Term Care
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Policy I-13 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that AMDA—Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine Board of Directors create a task force to develop a social media policy relevant to long term care.

Treating E-Cigarettes as Tobacco Products

Resolution and Position Statements
Care Settings/Types, Resident
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
Policy A-14 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, AMDA—Dedicated to Long-Term Care Medicine support treating e-cigarettes as tobacco products with the subsequent restrictions inherent with all tobacco products within post-acute and long-term care...

Controlled Substance Prescribing Upon Resident Admission to Nursing Facilities

Resolution and Position Statements
Medication, Practitioners
NP/PA, Physician
Policy C-14 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that AMDA—Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine (AMDA) initiate discussions with hospital and hospitalist organizations to make them aware of the need for appropriately written prescriptions for...