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Mandatory Immunization for Long Term Care Workers

Resolution and Position Statements
Immunization/Vaccination, Infection Prevention/Control, Influenza, Practitioners
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Policy J11 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , AMDA - Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine supports a mandatory annual influenza vaccination for every long term care health care worker who has direct patient contact unless a medical...

Assistant Medical Director

Resolution and Position Statements
Practitioners
Physician
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the assistant medical director in the nursing home should be able to fulfill the role of the medical director as defined by AMDA’s position A11.

Portable X-Ray Ordering by Non-Physicians

Resolution and Position Statements
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practitioners, Resident
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
Policy G12 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that AMDA—Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine work with similarly concerned parties and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to address the apparent limitations of the recent Office of...

Improving Access to Physicians with the Special Skills Required in Geriatric Care Policy

Resolution and Position Statements
Long-Term Care, Practitioners
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
Policy B-13 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the AMDA—Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine advocate to the American Medical Association encouraging them to explore strategies for how to best improve access to, and the availability of, high-...

Exclusion of Medical Providers in Long Term Care from Accountable Care Organizations Primary Care Physician Restriction

Resolution and Position Statements
Payment, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Practitioners
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Policy C13 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that AMDA—Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine (AMDA) work with the appropriate parties to allow medical providers in long term care and Medical Directors of nursing facilities to participate in...

Controlled Substance Prescribing Upon Resident Admission to Nursing Facilities

Resolution and Position Statements
Medication, Practitioners
NP/PA, Physician
Policy C-14 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that AMDA—Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine (AMDA) initiate discussions with hospital and hospitalist organizations to make them aware of the need for appropriately written prescriptions for...

Practical Tools in the Long-Term Care Continuum

Resolution and Position Statements
Practice Management, Practitioners
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Policy G-14 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that AMDA—Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine develop mechanisms to create, aggregate and promote easy access to existing and new practical tools for use in the post-acute and long-term care continuum.

Using the BEERS Criteria for Drug Utilization Review (DUR) and Medication Therapy Management (MTM)

Resolution and Position Statements
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations, Medication, Practitioners
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Policy H-14 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that AMDA—Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine support the autonomy of individual prescribers which allows medical treatment plans with potentially Beers Criteria inappropriate medications when...

Recognition of the “Nurse as Agent” of the Prescriber in Long Term Care Settings

Resolution and Position Statements
Federal Regulations, Medication, Practitioners
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Policy F10 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that AMDA confirm its support of American Medical Association policy D-360.993 entitled “Recognition of the ‘Nurse as Agent’ of the Prescriber in Long Term Care Settings” which states “Our AMA will urge...

Physician Advisory Boards for State Survey Agencies

Resolution and Position Statements
Survey, Practitioners
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Resolution A01 AMDA resolves to actively promote the formation of State Physician Advisory Boards to State Survey Agencies, which can respond to both local and national concerns. Their goals may include reviewing policy implementation,...