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Program Gives Residents Experiences of a Lifetime: Taking a balloon ride, traveling to a foreign country, seeing family again—dreams can come true. JOANNE KALDY page 1 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (196 KB)
‘Never Events’ Could Hit Nursing Facilities SUSAN M. PETTEY page 1 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (196 KB)
Dear Dr. B
How Team Members Should Play the Game David Brechtelsbauer page 2 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (85 KB)
LTC Codes Get Bigger Raise in New Schedule: Most physician fee codes get 1.1% hike with opportunity for quality and e-prescribing bonuses. MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER page 3 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (123 KB)
One Year to Better Physician Services
Research Has a Place in Your Nursing Facility Lorraine Tarnove page 4 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (81 KB)
Medical Ethics
The Imperfect Fit of Ethics and Good Practice Jeffrey Nichols page 6 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (166 KB)
Panel: Ethics Demands Flu Shots DENISE NAPOLI page 7 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (80 KB)
Flu Vaccine Didn't Cut Pneumonia Risk FRAN LOWRY page 7 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (80 KB)
Shot Depth Does Affect Reactions HEIDI SPLETE page 7 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (80 KB)
Board Room
Life: A Circle With Challenges at Both Ends: Dealing with life's fragile beginnings offers perspective on caring for people near life's end. Jennifer Heffernan page 8 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (84 KB)
Researchers Look to Include LTC Residents: Studies in nursing homes could reveal how frailty develops and might be battled. JOANNE KALDY page 9 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (373 KB)
Progress Notes
Huntington's Disease Can Surprise Caregivers Christine Kilgore pages 10-11 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (188 KB)
Program Exposes Students to Huntington's DOUG BRUNK page 11 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (166 KB)
News from the Association
AMDA and Hospice Group Begin Campaign page 12 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (179 KB)
Committee Opportunities page 12 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (179 KB)
How Easily We Forget page 12 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (179 KB)
Annual Symposium Registration Is Open page 12 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (179 KB)
Data Watch: Top 10 Principal Hospital Diagnoses of Elderly page 12 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (179 KB)
You Too Can Understand F-Tag 329! page 13 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (114 KB)
Don't Miss These Events page 13 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (114 KB)
New 'On the Go' Education Available on AMDA.com page 13 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (114 KB)
Last Call to Recognize LTC Physicians Making a Difference page 13 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (114 KB)
Get AMDA Info Delivered to Your Desktop page 13 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (114 KB)
NH Physicians Get a Raise page 13 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (114 KB)
Three Easy Ways To Join AMDA page 13 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (114 KB)
Feds Push E-Prescribing Under Medicare DIANA MAHONEY page 14 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (101 KB)
Guest Editorial
You Called Me What? or, SNFologists Unite! A long-term care practitioner takes exception to the “frail and feeble” moniker SNFist. Karl Steinberg page 15 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (131 KB)
Students Learn by Living in Nursing Homes STEPHANIE GRINNELL page 16 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (104 KB)
Mild Cognitive Impairment Tied to Diabetes: A related study finds that more men than women have MCI, though dementia rates match. MARY ANN MOON page 17 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (146 KB)
Drugs Prove Equal Against Recurring Strokes ELIZABETH MECHCATIE page 18 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (78 KB)
FDA Says Two OTC Aspirin Products Are Unapproved ELIZABETH MECHCATIE page 18 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (78 KB)
Tai Chi Is Beneficial for Knee Osteoarthritis SHERRY BOSCHERT page 19 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (164 KB)
In Test, Herbs Equal Western Drugs Against Knee Arthritis SHERRY BOSCHERT page 19 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (164 KB)
Pain, Transitions Are Palliative Care Challenges SUSAN LONDON page 20 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (81 KB)
CMS Offers Checklist For Residents in Transition page 20 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (81 KB)
Medicaid Spending Will Outpace U.S. Economy MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER page 20 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (81 KB)
Long-Term Drug Update Laurie Forrester page 21 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (107 KB)
Culture Change: Happiness Is Being Home page 21 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (107 KB)
Heart Physiology Predicts Elders' Mortality MITCHEL L. ZOLER page 22 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (216 KB)
Valve Repairs Benefit Elders, And Safety Could Improve HEIDI SPLETE page 22 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (216 KB)
Health Overhaul Includes Call for Fee Reform JOYCE FRIEDEN page 23 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (209 KB)
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