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AMDA to Join the Long-Term Quality Alliance

January 24, 2013
Press Release
Quality, Transitions of Care
Columbia, MD — AMDA—Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine (AMDA) has been officially approved for membership in the Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA). LTQA was formed three years ago in response to the growing demand for long term services and...

AMDA Joins the Choosing Wisely® Campaign

January 17, 2013
Press Release
Quality
Columbia, MD – AMDA – Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine (AMDA) is pleased to be joining the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation’s Choosing Wisely® Campaign to encourage conversation between physicians and patients regarding...

AMDA: Last Minute “Fiscal Cliff” Deal Averts Physician Pay Cut

January 2, 2013
Press Release
Payment, Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)
Columbia, MD – “AMDA – Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine is pleased with the passing of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, allowing for a one-year physician payment freeze, and averting the scheduled 26.5 percent cut previously scheduled...

AMDA Names Christopher Laxton as Executive Director

December 4, 2012
Press Release
Columbia, MD – After a nearly year-long search process, AMDA—Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine (AMDA) has named Christopher E. Laxton, Certified Association Executive (CAE), as Executive Director. Mr. Laxton has 30 years of experience in non-...

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...