Four CMDs recognized by peers urge addressing problems boldly. »

Dear Dr. Jeff:Now that the federal government has put quality indicators and measurements on hold until at least next year while it sorts out MDS 3.0 reporting, how should I tell my patients what information to use when... »

Past AMDA President Alva Baker, MD, CMD, was among first family medicine residents. »

With rehabilitation, the antidepressant improved motor recovery in elderly stroke patients. »

When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the long-awaited proposed regula­tions for accountable care organizations (ACOs) on March 31, long-term care providers already had their talking points... »

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Fluoroquinolone use increased the risk of B1-strain Clostridium difficile infection, a strain as­sociated with severe disease, said Stuart Johnson, MD, an infectious disease spe­cialist at Loyola University,... »

VANCOUVER, B.C. – A simple scoring of five bedside assessments when Clostrid­ium difficile infection is first diagnosed correlates significantly with cure rate. 

“The higher the score, the lower the cure rate,” said Mark... »

Karyn Leible, RN, MD, CMD, became AMDA’s 2011-2012 president on March 29. She is the chief clinical officer at Pinon Management in Lakewood, Colo. Active in AMDA affairs since joining the organiza­tion 18 years ago, she has been... »

Panel of rheumatologists finds little support for most other nonpharmacologic measures. »

"Between Yesterday and Tomorrow,” Sarah Rowan titled the Anne-Marie Filkin lecture she gave during Long Term Care Medicine – 2011. In her talk at a conference general session, she related stories of living in the moment with... »

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... »