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Choosing Wisely Champions Program Announced

March 10, 2016
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Senior Living
Quality
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, the American Geriatrics Society and the American Academy of Nursing are among 20 organizations have been named part of the Choosing Wisely Champions program, a national initiative to...

ABIM Foundation Announces New Choosing Wisely Champions Program

March 10, 2016
AMDA in the News
Choosing Wisely
Quality
The ABIM Foundation today announced a new component of the Choosing Wisely campaign—the Choosing Wisely Champions program, a national initiative to help recognize clinicians who are leading efforts to reduce overuse and waste in medicine. More than...

AMDA Committee Identifies 3 Priorities for Assisted Living

March 6, 2016
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Senior Living
Assisted Living, End-of-Life, Federal Regulations, Infection Prevention/Control, Medication Management, Practitioners, Quality, Improvement, Transitions of Care
AMDA Board Member Kevin O'Neil, MD, CMD, talks about the top three clinical areas AMDA has identified on which assisted living providers need to focus.

The Role of the Medical Director in Quality Assurance & Process Improvement in Long-Term Care

White Paper
Medical Director, Quality, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
White Paper C11, Becomes Policy March 2011 Introduction Medical directors of nursing facilities/skilled nursing facilities oversee both the implementation of resident care policies and overall coordination of medical care.1,2 There are...

Growing Up with Elders Inspired This PA’s Passion

Care Settings/Types, Practitioners, Quality
NP/PA
Growing up in a South Florida community with no adults under age 50, Kathy Kemle, MS, PA-C, thought of older people as friends and peers. “I was incredibly spoiled by them,” she recalls. When she was in high school, she started working as an aide in...

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

Dialysis: Gauging its Need, and How to Reduce its Stress

March 31, 2015
AMDA in the News
McKnight's
Long-Term Care, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, End-of-Life, Quality, Resident
As a psychologist observing the effects of medical interventions on the mental health of the long-term care resident, I often ask, “Is this aggressive procedure helping?”

A Comprehensive Excellence Framework for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

June 23, 2015
AMDA in the News
Blogrige - The Official Baldridge Blog
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Quality, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)
An interview with Baldrige alumnus examiner Christopher E. Laxton, Executive Director of AMDA. Laxton compares the Baldrige Excellence Framework to two other approaches used in his sector today to improve the performance of PALTC organizations: QAPI...

Quality Indicators for End of Life Care

Resolution and Position Statements
End-of-Life Care, Quality
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Resolution D01 Becomes Policy March 2001 AMDA will seek to clarify the appropriate use of QI (quality indicators) in terminally ill residents residing in long-term care facilities, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that AMDA will also participate...

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...