The information-technology wave is hitting long-term care facilities, and residents are starting to enjoy the ride. In fact, facilities are beginning to encourage residents’ personal interest in technology as part of the effort... »

If current law stands, physician fees will be cut by 27.4% in 2012, not the 29.5% originally projected, according to the final payment rule issued in November by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

The slight... »

AMDA is one of 39 organizations signing on to a letter to the National Quality Forum (NQF) seeking improvements in the organization?s quality measure?endorsement processes.

The letter states, "In this current health reform... »

NEW YORK — Bullous pemphigoid has a sharply increased incidence in the elderly, and can sometimes be challenging to diagnose because of atypical presentation.

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The Case

A 74-year-old woman with moderately severe Alzheimer’s disease was admitted to a skilled nursing facility for long-term care. She had been cared for at home by her husband for 4 years until he was hospitalized for a... »

The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act, intended to set up a voluntary long-term care insurance program, passed last year as part of the Affordable Care Act.

After a lengthy fiscal evaluation,... »

Plan now to attend AMDA Long Term Care Medicine – 2012, AMDA’s annual conference, set for March 8-11, 2012, in San Antonio.

The program will feature an impressive slate of nationally known experts. Among them will be Davis... »

AMDA Past President Eric Tangalos, MD, CMD, spoke in October at a congressional briefing on counting hospital observation-stay time toward the 3-day inpatient requirement for skilled nursing coverage under Medicare.

He... »

A series of AMDA Long Term Care Medicine – 2012 interactive sessions, set for Friday, March 9, require preregistration and are expected to sell out quickly.

Don’t miss out on these discussions with panels of experts on... »

The dog featured on the cover of the newly published 2012 AMDA Foundation’s "Caring Canines" calendar epitomizes the difference that pets can make in the lives of long-term care facility residents.

Penny first... »

The Know-It-All Before You CallData Collection Cards have beenflying off the shelves. Intended tohelp nursing staff evaluate patientsand collect data before notifying apractitioner of a person’s conditionchange, the cards help... »