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REVISED- AMDA Antithrombotic Tool Kit now available

November 26, 2012
Press Release
Cardiovascular Health, Antithrombotic Therapy
Columbia, MD – AMDA – Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine (AMDA) has released the latest version of their Antithrombotic Tool Kit. The AMDA Antithrombotic Tool Kit – the only one of its kind – consolidates up-to-date information on the changing...

AMDA Partners with CDC on Antibiotics Initiative for Second Year

November 16, 2012
Press Release
Infections, Medication, Antibiotics/Antimicrobials
Columbia, MD – For the second year in a row, AMDA—Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine (AMDA) is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to promote “Get Smart about Antibiotics Week” (November 14-20). This initiative was...

AMDA Nursing Home Measures Endorsed By NQF

October 18, 2012
Press Release
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Practice Management, Minimum Data Set, Quality, Measures
Columbia, MD –Oct. 18, 2012 — In October 2012, the National Quality Forum (NQF) Neurology Steering Committee recommended two nursing home measures submitted by AMDA be considered for endorsement. AMDA developed the two quality measures, titled...

JAMDA Ranks 4th Most Cited Journal

June 29, 2012
Press Release
Columbia, MD – The 2011 Science Citation Index (SCI) Impact Factor (IF), which measures the average citations to articles published in scientific and social science journals, ranks JAMDA , the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (...

AMDA Applauds New National Alzheimer’s Plan

May 18, 2012
Press Release
Alzheimer’s Disease
Columbia, MD — AMDA – Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine applauds a new National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, released earlier this week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The document outlines how HHS plans to...

Position On Staffing Standards In Long Term Care

August 10, 2022

This updates HOD Resolution of 2000 and AMDA Staffing Statement of 2002

Abbreviations: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Allied Health Professionals, Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician’s Assistant (PA), Physician

Summary

The primary focus of this statement is to: