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New York-Based Leonard Gelman, MD, CMD, Physician is AMDA’s 2014-2015 President

March 7, 2014
Press Release
Leonard Gelman, MD, CMD, became the 2014-2015 President of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine during the organization’s annual conference in Nashville, TN, last week. Dr. Gelman is medical director of Maplewood Manor, the...

AMDA Honors Top Physicians During LTC Medicine—2014

March 7, 2014
Press Release
Practitioners, Medical Director
Columbia, MD – AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine and the AMDA Foundation announced top award winners during AMDA Long Term Care Medicine – 2014, the organization’s annual conference held in Nashville, TN, last week...

AMDA House of Delegates Votes to Change Name and Expand Membership

March 5, 2014
Press Release
Care Settings/Types, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Practitioners, Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA)
At AMDA – Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine’s (AMDA) recent annual conference, the House of Delegates voted to change the organization’s name to AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. The House of Delegates also voted to...

AMDA – Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine Statement in Response to OIG Report on Adverse Events in SNFs

March 3, 2014
Press Release
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Practice Management, Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
The core of AMDA – Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine (AMDA’s) mission is to improve and advance the quality of care provided to post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) patients. Much has improved in this setting over the years, and the recent...

AMDA Supports Repeal and Replacement of SGR

February 11, 2014
Press Release
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Payment, Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)
AMDA – Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine (AMDA) supports the “SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014” (H.R. 4015). We are pleased that the bill permanently repeals and replaces the SGR with positive updates that will...

AMDA Releases Resource Focused on Improving Oral Health of PALTC Residents

January 6, 2014
Press Release
Care Settings/Types, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Oral Health
Columbia, MD — AMDA – Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine is proud to announce the release of the latest in our long-term care information series, Oral Health in the Long Term Care Setting Tool Kit , along with a free compendium of resources. Poor...

AMDA Releases Free Interactive Program Aimed at Improving Care for Dementia Patients

December 16, 2013
Press Release
Dementia, Medication, Antipsychotics
Columbia, MD — AMDA – Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine (AMDA) is pleased to announce the release of a program of free, interactive courses aimed at decreasing the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications for nursing home residents and...

AMA Adopts AMDA Policy to Develop Best Practices for Taking Care of Residents with Criminal Backgrounds

November 20, 2013
Press Release
Ethics
Columbia, MD — This week at the American Medical Association (AMA) interim meeting of the House of Delegates, the AMA passed a resolution put forth by AMDA – Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine (AMDA). Resolution 702, “Addressing the Expected...

AMDA PALTC Physician Competencies Receive Support from National Organizations

October 31, 2013
Press Release
Care Settings/Types, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Attending Physician
Columbia, MD — After two years of work, AMDA—Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine (AMDA) has finalized competencies to provide attending physicians practicing in post-acute/long-term care (PALTC) with an evidence-based framework for the unique set...

AMDA Releases List of Potentially Unnecessary Medical Tests, Procedures as Part of the ABIM Foundation’s Choosing Wisely® Campaign

September 4, 2013
Press Release
Nutrition, Dementia, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Diabetes, Infections, Medication, Insulin
Columbia, MD — AMDA – Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine (AMDA) has partnered with the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation’s Choosing Wisely® Campaign to encourage discussions among physicians, patients, and other health care...