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Drug Regimen Review in Long Term Care

Resolution and Position Statements
Medication, Medical Director
Physician
Resolution A94 Becomes Policy June 1994 RESOLVED: The American Medical Directors Association encourages the Health Care Financing Administration to recognize that the cognitive services of the medical director can reduce drug expenditures...

Physician Medical Directors

Resolution and Position Statements
Care Settings/Types, Long-Term Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Medicaid, Practitioners, Attending Physician, Medical Director
Physician
Resolution G95 Becomes Policy October 1995 AMDA resolves that the American Medical Association advocate for uniform state based requirements that both Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing facilities retain only licensed physicians as...

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...

Nursing Home Medical Directors Selection

Resolution and Position Statements
Care Settings/Types, Medical Director
Physician
Resolution K96 Becomes Policy March 1996 AMDA resolves to recommend that Nursing Home Medical Directors be selected based on their qualifications, training, and experience and not their ability to refer patients.

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...

End-of-Life Care Planning In Nursing Facilities

Resolution and Position Statements
Advance Care Planning, End-of-Life Care, Medical Director
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
Resolution I99 Becomes Policy March 1999 AMDA resolves to recognize the significance of end-of-life care planning. And, that all residents in nursing facilities should have access to appropriate end-of-life care. The expected outcomes are...

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...