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Join AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Executive Director Christopher Laxton, CAE, and the occasional guest, for a monthly chat on issues, events, and thoughts impacting those who live and work in the post-acute and long-term care world. 

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We Are PALTC

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July 24, 2017
Why don’t we hear more good news about nursing home care? Hi, I’m Christopher Laxton, Executive Director of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. Post-acute and long-term care medicine is a field that is growing quickly, and...

Get to Know 2017-2018 Society President Heidi White, MD, MEd, CMD

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Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Practice Management, Practitioners
April 1, 2017
My name is Heidi White. I am the new President of AMDA – The Society of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. I’m from Durham, North Carolina where I am an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at Duke University Medical Center. How did I get...

Predictions & Hopes for 2017 from Society Board

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Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Attending Physician, Certified Medical Director, Medical Director, Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA), Rehabilitation, Transitions of Care
March 7, 2017
We asked the Society’s 2016-2017 Board of Directors to tell us their predictions and hopes for 2017. Here’s what a few of them had to say: Arif Nazir, MD, FACP, CMD I really want to share with you our celebration for an amazing 2016, a great year...

Pneumococcal Vaccine – Guidance from Top Experts in PALTC

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Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Infections, Immunization/Vaccination, Infection Prevention/Control, Pneumonia
February 1, 2017
Are you clear on which pneumococcal vaccine is appropriate for your patients or loved ones? Hi – I’m Christopher Laxton, Executive Director of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. The CDC recommends that all adults 65 years...

Holiday Greetings from Chris Laxton

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Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Patient Centered, Practitioners, Quality
December 22, 2016
This holiday season, please take a minute to reflect on the important work you do every day in post-acute and long-term care, caring for a vulnerable and frail population. Hi I’m Chris Laxton, Executive Director of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute...

During This Flu Season, Let’s Protect Our Patients and Residents

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Long-Term Care, Infections, Infection Prevention/Control, Influenza, Practitioners
November 30, 2016
For the month of December only, take 20% off of Immunizations in the Long-Term Care Setting and Influenza Immunization and the Health Care Worker (DVD) . Use code 122016 at checkout. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention recommends a...

Executive Director Asks for Your Help

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Survey, Medical Director
November 22, 2016
Complete the Survey: be a Part of Shaping the Understanding of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Practitioners in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) medicine have an unusual and important opportunity to help shape the body of knowledge for...

PALTC Residents Right to Vote

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Resident, Right’s
September 14, 2016
This election season, let’s make sure that it’s easy for all post-acute and long-term care residents to exercise their right to vote. Hi, I’m Chris Laxton, the Executive Director of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. Did...