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DEMENTIA IN CARE TRANSITIONS

White Paper
Dementia, Transitions of Care
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
March 2016 I. INTRODUCTION The forceful consequence of dementia was referred to as a “tidal wave” at the First World Health Organization (WHO) Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia in Geneva, Switzerland, where it was...

G16 — Accurate Mental Status Reporting

Resolution and Position Statements
Mental Health, Transitions of Care
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Resolution G-16 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , that that AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine adopt as policy that Mental Status be instituted when information is transmitted as patients transition between sites of...

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.

Full Set of Clinical Practice Guidelines and 7 Pocket Guides

CPGs (Clinical Practice Guidelines)
UTI, Nutrition, Anemia, Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Heart Failure, Stroke, Change of Condition, Dementia, Diabetes, Palliative Care, Falls, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Health Maintenance, Infections, Infection Prevention/Control, Antibiotics/Antimicrobials, Delirium, Depression, Osteoporosis, Pain Management, Parkinson's Disease, Pressure Ulcers, Sleep Disorders, Transitions of Care, Urinary Incontinence
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Full Set of Clinical Practice Guidelines (20) + 7 Pocket Guides / includes the following individual CPGs: Acute Change of Condition Altered Nutritional Status Anemia COPD Management + Pocket Guide Dehydration and Fluid Maintenance Dementia...

Bundled Manuals - Medication Management Part I & II

Assisted Living Series
Assisted Living, Medication, Medication Management, Resident, Assessment, Transitions of Care
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
Two pieces from the Assisted Living Series: Medication Management Part I: Operations Level , and Medication Management Part II: For Caregivers . Hard Copy Electronic Copy Member n/a $100 Non-Member n/a $135 img { float: left; margin: 15px 20px 15px...

JAMDA Study IDs Readmission Spike

January 19, 2016
AMDA in the News
Long-Term Living
Care Settings/Types, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Transitions of Care
Hospital discharges to post-acute care (PAC) facilities have spiked. So have hospital readmissions from PACs, or skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). And that could be deadly, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Post-Acute and Long...

Nursing Homes Are Starting to Supplant Hospitals as Focus of Basic Health Care

April 24, 2015
AMDA in the News
New York Times
Anemia, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Medicaid, Dementia, Medication, Antibiotics/Antimicrobials, Transitions of Care
The notion that a hospital remains the safest place for old patients dies hard. Many families still believe their aging relatives belong in a hospital when they’re ailing. But 20-plus years of research have documented the risks of hospitalization...

Transitions of Care CPG

CPGs (Clinical Practice Guidelines)
Transitions of Care
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Transitions of care involves the movement of a patient between care settings and the transfer of information with them to facilitate a seamless continuum of care and to enable patients’ wishes to be followed - no matter where in the continuum of...

Elimination of the Three Day Hospital Stay Requirement

Resolution and Position Statements
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Transitions of Care
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Resolution L93 Becomes Policy December 1993 AMDA resolves that the American Medical Association recommend that the Secretary, in conjunction with health care professionals and skilled care providers, define a subset of patients (or DRGs)...

Hospital Discharge Summaries/Medical Transfer Forms

Resolution and Position Statements
Advance Directives, Transitions of Care
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Resolution B02 Becomes Policy March 2002 AMDA resolves to present the following resolution to the AMA: that the American Medical Association (AMA), in conjunction with AMDA and other interested organizations, develop a proposed procedure...