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DME Costs

Resolution and Position Statements
Attending Physician, Medical Director
Physician
Resolution F96 Becomes Policy March 1996 AMDA resolves to work with HCFA to clearly display, on Durable Medical Equipment (DME) forms requiring physician signature for approval, the charge of the equipment being dispensed; and AND BE IT...

Ethics Committees in Nursing Homes

Resolution and Position Statements
Care Settings/Types, End-of-Life, Ethics, Attending Physician, Medical Director, Resident
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
Resolution D97 Becomes Policy February 1997 The American Medical Directors Association recommends that each nursing facility should have available an ethics mechanism to assist medical directors, attending physicians, residents, families...

Adjunctive Treatment and Services in Long Term Care Facilities Position Statement

Resolution and Position Statements
Care Settings/Types, Attending Physician
Physician
Resolution H97 Becomes Policy February 1997 AMDA resolves to actively support the responsibility of the LTC physician to decline, when appropriate, adjunctive treatments and services in the facility without recrimination.

Geriatrics CME Training for Physicians Caring for the Elderly in Long Term Care Facilities

Resolution and Position Statements
Attending Physician
Physician
Resolution N02 Becomes Policy March 2002 AMDA resolves to support the California Medical Association's resolution at the AMA House of Delegates promoting geriatrics CME training for physicians caring for the elderly in long term care...

Position Statement On Physician-Consultant Pharmacist Roles And Collaboration In The Nursing Home

Resolution and Position Statements
Medication Management, Attending Physician, Medical Director, Pharmacist, Quality
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
RESOLUTION A07 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, AMDA supports the following positions: Collaboration among attending physicians, medical directors, and consultant pharmacists to promote improved care quality in nursing homes is desirable and...

Performance Review

Resolution and Position Statements
Attending Physician, Medical Director, Quality
Physician
RESOLUTION B07 THEREBY BE IT RESOLVED, that AMDA supports performance review conducted under the auspices of the Quality Assessment & Assurance process for all attending physicians caring for residents in long-term care facilities,...

National Day of Recognition for Long term Care Physicians in Honor of Dr. William Dodd

Resolution and Position Statements
Long-Term Care, Attending Physician, Medical Director
Physician
Policy A09 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that AMDA work with the Georgia Medical Directors Association to establish in the United States Congress an annual national day of recognition for Long Term Care Physicians on March 20th.

Know-it-All™ in the PALTC & Assisted Living Settings Series

Transitions of Care
Change of Condition, Practitioners, Attending Physician, Certified Medical Director, Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional Team, Medical Director, Non-Physician Practitioners, Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA), Transitions of Care
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
AMDA’s Know-It-All TM system is designed to maximize quality care and avoid unnecessary emergency room visits and hospitalizations. Users of the system also state that it enhances teamwork and mutual respect, and the resident ultimately benefits. In...

Know-It-All™ When You’re Called Diagnosing System

Transitions of Care
Change of Condition, Attending Physician, Certified Medical Director, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional Team, Medical Director, Non-Physician Practitioners, Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA), Transitions of Care
Physician
A one-of-a-kind, 200-plus page guide on change of conditions for attending practitioners. Content is organized alphabetically by condition and includes the specific data they should be receiving from the nurse, suggested geriatric diagnoses related...

Know-it-All™ Before You Call Data Collection System in the PALTC & Assisted Living Setting

Transitions of Care
Change of Condition, Attending Physician, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional Team, Medical Director, Non-Physician Practitioners, Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA), Transitions of Care
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
A series of data collection cards intended to help nursing staff physically evaluate patients and collect relevant medical history and related medical record data before notifying a practitioner about a resident’s change in condition. This allows...