High-performing health care organizations that achieve superior outcomes all share a core feature: a learning culture. Building a strong learning culture begins with physicians, who play a critical role in creating a learning environment in an...
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — New diagnostic and treatment algorithms for suspected urinary tract infection (UTI) — and a toolkit for implementation — have been pilot-tested and are soon to be analyzed and more widely disseminated as part of the IOU (Improving...
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — An 87-year-old nursing home resident with advanced dementia and self-inflicted lacerations on her hand due to repetitive biting was eventually found to have peri-implant mucositis — a condition that is likely to become more common...
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — In her presentation at Saturday’s General Session at AMDA – the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s Annual Conference, Joan Teno, MD, MS, said she wanted to “shine a light on the things we need to think about as...
We need an ongoing focus on nonpharmacological approaches for effective interdisciplinary care in the post-acute and long-term care setting. From Parkinson’s disease to dementia care, a mere focus on medications cannot lead to the results we seek...
Medical decision-making can be very complicated. With so many options and high-tech interventions, it’s no wonder patients and their families can become overwhelmed and bewildered when faced with choices in light of serious illness. Our job, and...
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Each year, AMDA – the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine honors leaders who follow in the footsteps of its founding fathers. This year, the William Dodd Founder’s Award went to Paul Katz, MD, CMD, and the James...
Alcohol and other drug abuse is a problem at any age. But for people in their 60s and 70s with substance abuse issues, “we have to think about clinical issues differently,” according to David W. Oslin, MD, professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Every day, post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) practitioners look at problems and challenges and think “What if?” This leads to innovative, creative solutions and, in Allison Gustavson’s case, a Society Quality...
