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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...

AMDA and AMDA Foundation Sign Onto CMSS Code for Interactions with For-Profit Health Care Sector

August 28, 2013
Press Release
Ethics, Medication
Columbia, MD — AMDA – Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine and the AMDA Foundation are pleased to become signers onto the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) Code for Interactions with Companies. Adopted in 2010, the code provides detailed...

JAMDA Ranks 4th Most Cited Journal

June 21, 2013
Press Release
Columbia, MD – The 2012 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 Press Statement in Response to ProPublica Antipsychotics Prescribing Report

May 21, 2013
Press Release
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Dementia, Medication, Antipsychotics
Columbia, MD — In response to the ProPublica report, “ Medicare Drug Program Fails to Monitor Prescribers, Putting Seniors and Disabled at Risk ,” AMDA released the following statement: AMDA agrees that ongoing efforts to educate physicians and...

AMDA Announces Involvement in Two NQF Measure Applications Partnership Workgroups

March 27, 2013
Press Release
Quality, Measures, Transitions of Care
Columbia, MD — AMDA – Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine (AMDA) is proud to announce involvement in two National Quality Forum (NQF) Measure Applications Partnership (MAP) Workgroups. MAP provides suggestions and input to the U.S. Department of...