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Study Offers New Model to Assess Frailty

January 4, 2017
Press Release
Alzheimer’s Disease, Practitioners, Non-Physician Practitioners
Assessing all older patients in geriatric day hospitals (GDHFs) for frailty and cognitive impairment can be challenging. Now a new study suggests that a care model involving a specialist nurse trained in primary care and geriatric assessment seems...

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...

Know-It-All™ When You’re Called Diagnosing System

Transitions of Care
Change of Condition, Attending Physician, Certified Medical Director, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional Team, Medical Director, Non-Physician Practitioners, Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA), Transitions of Care
Physician
A one-of-a-kind, 200-plus page guide on change of conditions for attending practitioners. Content is organized alphabetically by condition and includes the specific data they should be receiving from the nurse, suggested geriatric diagnoses related...

Know-it-All™ Before You Call Data Collection System in the PALTC & Assisted Living Setting

Transitions of Care
Change of Condition, Attending Physician, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional Team, Medical Director, Non-Physician Practitioners, Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA), Transitions of Care
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
A series of data collection cards intended to help nursing staff physically evaluate patients and collect relevant medical history and related medical record data before notifying a practitioner about a resident’s change in condition. This allows...