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AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s Statement in Response to CNN’s “Sick, Dying and Raped in America’s Nursing Homes”

February 22, 2017

Assisted Living, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Ethics, Resident

Today, CNN published “ Sick, Dying and Raped in America’s Nursing Homes .” The report details disturbing accounts of sexual abuse of nursing home residents. AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine emphatically condemns any type...

When Retirement Comes With a Daily Dose of Cannabis

February 19, 2017

AMDA in the News

New York Times

Assisted Living, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Palliative Care, Ethics, Medication, Opioids, Pain Management, Parkinson's Disease, Resident

In March, an influential group of medical providers, AMDA — The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, will tackle the issue at its annual conference. Cari Levy, the group’s vice president, will offer a “Marijuana 101” lesson on the...

The CMS Final Rule: Twist And Shout, But We Can Work It Out

November 4, 2016

AMDA in the News

Long-Term Living

Long-Term Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Ethics, Infections, Antimicrobial/Antibiotic Stewardship, Infection Prevention/Control, Medication, Patient Centered, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI), Transitions of Care

According to Dr. Susan Levy, President of AMDA, The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, “AMDA is pleased that CMS listened and incorporated some changes into the initial proposed rule based on comments….CMS also revised the rules to...

Paul Katz Talks New Competencies Curriculum

Ethics, Federal Regulations, F-Tags, Medical Staff Oversight, Survey, Surveyor Guidance, Medical Director

Physician

AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine recently announced the release of the Competencies Curriculum for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. The online training program was developed to support the competencies and...

Extreme Honesty: Medical Errors and Full Disclosure

May 31, 2016

AMDA in the News

Long-Term Living

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Ethics, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)

The magnitude of medical errors in the clinical setting is staggering. The landmark 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System concluded that “as many as 98,000 people die in hospitals each year as a...

Paul Katz Talks Competencies

Ethics, Federal Regulations, F-Tags, Medical Staff Oversight, Survey, Surveyor Guidance

Physician

CAPACITY FOR SEXUAL CONSENT IN DEMENTIA IN LONG-TERM CARE

White Paper

Dementia, Ethics

Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician

March 2016 Introduction The purpose of this White Paper is to provide a context for approaching the challenge of evaluating the capacity for consent for sexual activity by persons with dementia residing in long term care (LTC) facilities...

The Role of a Facility Ethics Committee in Decision-Making at the End of Life

White Paper

Advance Care Planning, End-of-Life, Ethics

Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician

White Paper C08, Becomes Policy March 2008 Background Trends in End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes Increasing numbers of Americans spend their last days in long term care, with a rise expected from 25% in 1998 to 40% by 2020. 1 For those...