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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...

Rising Obesity Rates Put Strain on Nursing Homes

December 14, 2015
AMDA in the News
New York Times
Medicaid, Diabetes, Resident
AMDA Past President Cheryl Phillips, MD, comments on the ability of nursing homes to deal with the rising population of obese residents.