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AMDA PALTC Physician Competencies Receive Support from National Organizations

October 31, 2013
Press Release
Care Settings/Types, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Attending Physician
Columbia, MD — After two years of work, AMDA—Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine (AMDA) has finalized competencies to provide attending physicians practicing in post-acute/long-term care (PALTC) with an evidence-based framework for the unique set...

AMDA Releases Resource Focused on Improving Oral Health of PALTC Residents

January 6, 2014
Press Release
Care Settings/Types, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Oral Health
Columbia, MD — AMDA – Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine is proud to announce the release of the latest in our long-term care information series, Oral Health in the Long Term Care Setting Tool Kit , along with a free compendium of resources. Poor...

AMDA House of Delegates Votes to Change Name and Expand Membership

March 5, 2014
Press Release
Care Settings/Types, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Practitioners, Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA)
At AMDA – Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine’s (AMDA) recent annual conference, the House of Delegates voted to change the organization’s name to AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. The House of Delegates also voted to...

AMDA Applauds CMS’s Decision Not to Finalize Rule to Eliminate Protected Drug Class Status

March 13, 2014
Press Release
Care Settings/Types, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Medication, Antipsychotics
Columbia, MD - AMDA—The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is pleased that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has decided not to finalize its proposed rule to eliminate protected class status for several...

AMDA Resources Featured in Eldercare Workforce Alliance’s Older Americans Month Toolkit

May 13, 2014
Press Release
Advance Care Planning, Care Settings/Types, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care
Columbia, MD – AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA) is proud to have several products, programs, and resources featured in the Eldercare Workforce Alliance’s (EWA) Older Americans Month Toolkit . EWA created the kit...

Laxton Named to Board of Examiners for 2014 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

July 28, 2014
Press Release
Care Settings/Types, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care
Gaithersburg, MD - The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has named Christopher E. Laxton, CAE, Executive Director of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA) in Columbia, MD, to...

AMDA Receives $1.6 Million CMS Grant to Improve Care of Younger Adults in PALTC

October 6, 2014
Press Release
Care Settings/Types, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Ethics, Mental Health, Resident, Younger Adult, Seizures
Columbia, MD - AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine will receive $1,624,269 in civil money penalty (CMP) funds over a three-year period to improve the quality of care and quality of life for younger adults receiving post-...

AMDA Certification Program Updates Name, Mission

January 9, 2015
Press Release
Care Settings/Types, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Practitioners, Certified Medical Director, Medical Director, Quality
Columbia, MD - The American Medical Directors Certification Program (AMDCP) is now the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (ABPLM). The newly renamed Board remains an affiliate organization of AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute...

AMDA Foundation Invites Louisville Residents to LTC Town Hall

January 28, 2015
Press Release
Care Settings/Types, Long-Term Care, Practitioners
The AMDA Foundation, in partnership with the City of Louisville, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, and the University of Louisville, is proud to invite the public to the AMDA Foundation Town Hall: Learning About Quality Long-Term Care for...

AMDA Releases Second Round of Potentially Unnecessary Medical Tests, Procedures a s Part of the ABIM Foundation’s Choosing Wisely ® Campaig

March 20, 2015
Press Release
Nutrition, Care Settings/Types, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Dementia, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Diabetes, End-of-Life, Infections, C. difficile, Medication, Antipsychotics, Insulin, Quality, Transitions of Care, Urinary Incontinence
Louisville, KY – AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA) has partnered with the ABIM Foundation’s Choosing Wisely® campaign to encourage discussions among physicians, patients, and other health care stakeholders about...