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UPMC Launches Telehealth Startup to Keep Nursing Home Patients Out of the Hospital

September 21, 2016
AMDA in the News
Healthcare IT News
Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Transitions of Care
UPMC Enterprises announced a new upstart focused on preventing nursing home patients from needing to go a hospital emergency room. Named Curavi Health, the emerging company has proprietary CuraviCare software, which facilitates interaction between...

The Nurse Practitioner's Role in SNF Dementia Care

September 13, 2016
AMDA in the News
Long-Term Living
Cardiovascular Health, Long-Term Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Dementia
Who is providing the predominant care for older adults with dementia? A primary care clinician most often serves as the predominant source of care for Medicare beneficiaries with cognitive decline, but once people move into a long-term care facility...

CMS Reports Success in Reducing Overuse of Antipsychotic Drugs; Patient Advocates Skeptical

June 15, 2016
AMDA in the News
Modern Healthcare
Long-Term Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Antipsychotics, Minimum Data Set
The CMS says it has surpassed its goal for reducing the use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes. Patient advocates, however, are expressing skepticism over the claim.

Videoconferencing Between Hospital Clinicians, Nursing Home Staff Offers New Dementia Treatment

June 6, 2016
AMDA in the News
Medical Xpress
Skilled Nursing Care, Dementia, Antipsychotics
Nursing homes in the United States care for increasing numbers of people with dementia, yet many lack access to geriatric psychiatrists, behavioral neurologists and other specialists who may help manage symptoms associated with dementia, including...

IMPROVING CARE TRANSITIONS FROM THE NURSING FACILITY TO A COMMUNITY-BASED SETTING

White Paper
Care Settings/Types, Skilled Nursing Care, Transitions of Care
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
March 2009 I. Introduction Issues related to transitioning patients across sites of care increasingly have been in the national spotlight. There is evidence that poor transitions may result in adverse outcomes such as an avoidable re-...

IMPROVING CARE TRANSITIONS BETWEEN THE NURSING FACILITY AND THE ACUTE-CARE HOSPITAL SETTINGS

White Paper
Care Settings/Types, Skilled Nursing Care, Transitions of Care
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
March 2010 I. Introduction The purpose of this white paper is to recognize and emphasize the importance of efficient patient-centered processes for transferring patients from the acute-care hospital (ACH) to skilled nursing facility/...

There's Lots to Love About (Being) A Nursing Home Doctor

March 20, 2016
AMDA in the News
Coalition for Compassionate Care of California
Long-Term Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Attending Physician, Certified Medical Director, Medical Director
Dr. Steinberg writes about AMDA and the National Day of Recognition for Long-Term Care Physicians: I am blessed to have a job I love. Depending on what kind of mood I am in, I may tell people I am a SNFologist, a nursing home doctor, a...

AMDA President Co-Authors ADA Position Statement

February 2, 2016
AMDA in the News
American Diabetes Association
Long-Term Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Diabetes
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently released their position statement, "Management of Diabetes in Long-Term Care and Skilled Nursing Facilities," and AMDA President Dr. Nsushira Pandya, MD, CMD, was a co-author. "This position statement...

Access to High Quality End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes

Resolution and Position Statements
Advance Care Planning, Care Settings/Types, Skilled Nursing Care, End-of-Life
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
American Geriatrics Society American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine American Medical Directors Association National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Background At least one in four Americans dies in a nursing home, and...

Role of the Attending Physician in the Nursing Home

Resolution and Position Statements
Care Settings/Types, Skilled Nursing Care, Attending Physician
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
Introduction The American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) was founded on the premise that physician involvement in long term care is essential to the delivery of quality long term care. Attending physicians should lead the clinical...