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AMDA Creates Practice Management Section

March 15, 2017
Press Release
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Practice Management, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Practitioners, Attending Physician, Certified Medical Director, Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional Team, Medical Director, Nurse Practitioner (NP), Pharmacist
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine announced the formation of a Practice Management Section, a national forum for practitioner-led post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) population management, today at its 40th Annual...

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...

Medical and Nurses' Groups Join Forces to Boost Long-Term Care

November 25, 2016
AMDA in the News
Associations Now
Long-Term Care, Practitioners, Attending Physician, Certified Medical Director, Medical Director, Nurse Practitioner (NP)
Two related associations have formed an alliance to offer education and resources to healthcare professionals working in post-acute and long-term care settings. Members of AMDA—The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine include medical...

AMDA Strengthens Partnership with Gerontology Nurses

November 16, 2016
AMDA in the News
Long-Term Living
Practitioners, Quality
AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is strengthening its relationship with the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA) to increase quality education and access to resources. “The Society’s and GAPNA’s...

AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine & GAPNA Form Partnership to Provide Quality Health Care

November 15, 2016
Press Release
Practitioners, Attending Physician, Certified Medical Director, Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional Team, Medical Director, Nurse Practitioner (NP), Quality
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine and GAPNA (the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association) have formed a partnership aimed at continuing to improve the quality of care provided to geriatric, and post-acute and...

What Specialties are Caring for Dementia Patients?

September 12, 2016
Press Release
Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Practitioners
By 2050, an estimated 13.8% of the US population will be living with dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 34% increase in demand for nurse practitioners from 2012 to 2022, and a need for 36,000...

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...

Tool Kit for Managing Attending Physicians in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

Practice Management Tools
Practice Management, Practitioners, Attending Physician, Medical Director
Physician
This kit addresses a range of needs from a basic level of acknowledgement to the structured level of a formal application for professional services. It will assist the facility and medical director with verifying qualifications of each attending...

Determination and Documentation of Medical Necessity in Long Term Care Facilities

White Paper
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management, Medical Necessity, Practitioners, Attending Physician, Medical Director, Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA)
NP/PA, Physician
Published October 1999; Revised August 2001 SECTION I: Determination of "medical necessity" in nursing facility care Although a final definition and determination of "medical necessity" still is an unrealized goal of the medical, insurance...

AMDA – Announces 2016-2017 Board of Directors

March 30, 2016
Press Release
Practitioners
Columbia, MD —AMDA—The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is pleased to announce its 2016-2017 Board of Directors. “In a time of tremendous change, we are pleased to have an excellent group of innovative, engaged, and experienced...