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JAMDA
February 1, 2023

Raising the Bar for Physicians Practicing in Nursing Homes: The Path to Sustainable Improvement

JAMDA
February 1, 2023
Improving the quality of care provided in nursing homes (NHs) has been the driver behind most of the major governmental sponsored reports and related legislation/regulation in NHs over the past 4 decades. Starting with the Institute of Medicine (IOM...

AMDA Updated Statement on Stopping Eating and Drinking by Advance Directives (SED by AD)

JAMDA
February 1, 2023
This article has been retired as the official policy of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. Stopping eating and drinking by advance directives (SED by AD) is a complex issue that requires careful consideration of all...

2023 Annual Conference Oral Presentations

JAMDA
February 1, 2023
"Mom is starving!”: Communicating effectively about dysphagia, diet modification and artificial nutrition

Web-Based Delirium Prevention Application for Long-Term Care Facilities

JAMDA
February 1, 2023
A web-based application was developed for medical staff to easily access and use a comprehensive delirium prevention management program—comprising risk prediction, assessment, and intervention—even in long-term care facilities with insufficient...

Education Steering Committee Reaches Far and Wide to Serve All Members

Spotlight
January 31, 2023
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Education is a key component of what members and others get from AMDA, and the Education Steering Committee is committed to ensuring that everyone receives the best, most current, and most in-demand educational...

Characteristics of Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy Received by COVID-19 Patients in a Skilled Nursing Facility: A Retrospective Cohort Study

JAMDA
January 29, 2023
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is associated with functional impairment.1 Higher amounts of rehabilitation are linked to improved function,2 successful discharge, and reduced hospitalization.3

Ask Your Representative to Support the Nursing Home Disclosure Act

Policy Snapshot
January 27, 2023
Representatives Mike Levin (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) re-introduced The Nursing Home Disclosure Act (H. R. 177). The bipartisan bill would require nursing homes to report their medical directors to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...

AMDA Resources for Updated PALTC Billing and Coding

Policy Snapshot
January 27, 2023
The CY 2023 Physician Fee Schedule Final finalized significant changes to E/M coding, including the nursing facility family of codes. The 2023 revisions to CPT evaluation and management services, including those for nursing facility services and...

A Roadmap to Promoting Healthcare in Assisted Living

Spotlight
January 25, 2023
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join “A lot has changed in 20 years,” says Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD, at the start of a recent AMDA On-The-Go Podcast, Roadmap to Promoting Healthcare in Assisted Living. She goes on to demonstrate just how much things have...