I looked at the diagnostic specialist and burst into tears. She had seen other women like me and knew what was wrong with my shoulder. Finally, after 14 months of being tossed between physicians, specialists, and physical therapists and many...
Professional negligence lawsuits against skilled nursing facilities and other senior living communities — and to a lesser extent, against the physicians and other practitioners who provide care in them — continue to increase in number and average...
The practice management sessions at the Society’s 2019 annual conference are like “a map,” said Tom Haithcoat, chief operating officer for CareConnectMD and incoming chair of the Practice Group Network (PGN). This map will help participants navigate...
A study of falls, published in the February 2018 issue of JAMDA, won the 2018 Mather LifeWays Innovative Research on Aging Gold Award (2018; 19:130–135, https://bit.ly/2TmfqyX ). The award is given to the article that is felt to have the greatest...
Did your mother ever equate learning to your brain being a cookie jar, with each new bit of information we learned like a cookie being stored in that jar? My wife, Cheryl, used that analogy to her son as a positive incentive to learning, and it...
In an innovative senior living community in Columbia, MO, called TigerPlace, sensor technology that continually monitors the residents and sends alerts when patterns change is helping nurses and other providers prevent falls and detect early signs...
The role of the post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) medical director has evolved over the years. However, talk to any member of AMDA — The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine who fills this role and you will hear passion, commitment...
Communication. It’s something everyone does every day. But sometimes what is said and what is heard are two different things. “Clinicians get frustrated because they think they’re communicating well, but people don’t seem to understand what they...
Support for legalization of medical cannabis is gaining speed in Mississippi. Supporters have collected nearly 40,000 signatures to get the issue on the state’s 2020 ballot; they just need another 45,000 by September. To date, 33 states and the...
