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Caring for the Ages

Volume 10, Issue 3, Pages 1-23 (March 2009)

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Medical Director of the Year Is No Ordinary Physician: Interdisciplinary QA, disease prevention, and caring mark her style.
JOANNE KALDY
pages 1-2
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Stimulus Act Could Boost LTC Technology
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
page 1
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Dear Dr. Jeff

Yes, Things Will Change in Your Facility
Jeffrey Nichols
page 6
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HHS Finalizes Plans for ICD-10 Transition
MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER
page 7
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MedPAC Urges 1.1% Fee Increase in 2010
ALICIA AULT
page 8
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Public Policy

Stimulus Done, Reform Is on Health Agenda
Susan M. Pettey
page 9
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Study: Hospitalizations Can Be Reduced: Study of Georgia nursing homes indicates that staff availability and skills are the keys.
DOUG BRUNK, KARL STEINBERG
pages 10-11
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What's in a Name? A Lot for LTC Workforce
JOANNE KALDY
page 12
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Caring Has New Top Editor, Board Members: Dr. Karl Steinberg is Caring for the Ages' new editor in chief and advisory board chair.
page 13
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News from the Association

Core Curriculum Continues Its Evolution
page 14
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More Options Available for Meeting CME Requirements
page 14
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AMDA Introduces New Tool Kit on Diabetes CPG
page 14
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Don't Miss These Events
page 15
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Foundation Names New Executive
page 15
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IDT Advisory Panel Named
page 15
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IDT Rounds

Mrs. AB, Who Fell From an Assistive Device
Bonnie Wirfs
page 16
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Legal Issues

Time to Dust Off Your Compliance Policies: Revised OIG guidance calls for renewed attention to quality, accuracy, and fraud.
Janet K. Feldkamp
page 17
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Guest Editorial

MDS 3.0 Will Alter Pressure Ulcer Assessment
Jeffrey M. Levine
pages 18-19
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Consider Withdrawing Diabetes Meds: Small study suggests that eliminating glucose-lowering drugs may be best late in life.
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
page 20
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Caring for consumers

How Do You Know if Mom Is Happy? Medical director and educator Todd Goldberg, MD, CMD, FACP, talks about assessing happiness in a long-term care setting.
page 20
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Journal highlights

From the March Issue of the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
page 21
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Progress Notes

It's Seldom Too Late to Treat Osteoporosis: Recent developments include new bone-building drugs and have shown vitamin D's value.
Christine Kilgore
pages 22-23
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