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Get Talking: The MD Communication Game Plan

July 12, 2016
AMDA in the News
AADNS
Medication, Practitioners, Attending Physician, Medical Director, Quality, Resident
DNSs and administrators should have very clear lines of communication on a regular basis with their medical director, says Susan Levy, MD, CMD, AGSF, president of Columbia, MD-based AMDA—The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. “First...

Bundled Manuals - Medication Management Part I & II

Assisted Living Series
Assisted Living, Medication, Medication Management, Resident, Assessment, Transitions of Care
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
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AMDA Suggests White House Conference on Aging Topics

January 27, 2015
AMDA in the News
Long-Term Living
Advance Care Planning, Long-Term Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Observation Status, Dementia, Medication, Patient Centered, Payment, Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), Practice Management, Health Information Technology (HIT), Quality, Resident, Right’s
AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA) has recommended sub-topics within three of the four previously identified areas of focus for the upcoming White House Conference on Aging

Improving Diabetes Management in Long-term Care

March 2, 2015
AMDA in the News
MDNews
Long-Term Care, Diabetes, Medication, Insulin
Diabetes affects as many as one-third of patients in long-term care; however, due to the wide range of comorbidities and individual medical goals among this population, a single, standard treatment approach is not always the best response.

Study: Statins Cost-Effective for Older Patients

April 21, 2015
AMDA in the News
MedPage Today
Cardiovascular Health, Medication
Treating all elderly people in the U.S. with lipid-lowering drugs would result in 8 million additional statin users and prevent 68,000 deaths from coronary heart disease, assuming the treatment caused no harm, researchers reported.

Nursing Homes Are Starting to Supplant Hospitals as Focus of Basic Health Care

April 24, 2015
AMDA in the News
New York Times
Anemia, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Medicaid, Dementia, Medication, Antibiotics/Antimicrobials, Transitions of Care
The notion that a hospital remains the safest place for old patients dies hard. Many families still believe their aging relatives belong in a hospital when they’re ailing. But 20-plus years of research have documented the risks of hospitalization...

Long-Term Care Groups Submit Comments on Draft FDA Repackaging Guidance Document

May 26, 2015
AMDA in the News
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
Long-Term Care, Medication, Pharmacist
On May 20, 2015, a joint letter was submitted by the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists to the U S FDA with comments from long-term care pharmacies, professional pharmacy associations, long-term care associations and group purchasing...

When GPs Should Say No

May 28, 2015
AMDA in the News
BBC Radio The Report
Ethics, Medication
AMDA President Naushira Pandya, MD, CMD, talks about the effectiveness of Choosing Wisely in the U.S. as it begins to launch in the UK.

Not an Onion Study: Underpowered Analysis Of Poor Quality Data Finds Antipsychotics Actually Aren’t Linked To Increased Risk Of Death In The Elderly

June 17, 2015
AMDA in the News
Mad In Ameriaca
Dementia, Medication, Antipsychotics
The studies that led to warnings from health regulators against prescribing antipsychotics to elderly patients with dementia were biased, and there is actually no significant increase in risk of death linked to the drugs, according to a study in...

AMDA Member to Lead National Trial Aimed at Antibiotic Reduction

July 6, 2015
AMDA in the News
Long-Term Living
Long-Term Care, Antimicrobial/Antibiotic Stewardship, Medication, Antibiotics/Antimicrobials
In an effort to reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics in post-acute and long-term care facilities (PALTC), the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine's David Nace, MD, is conducting a $1.5 million, three-year national trial to investigate...