WASHINGTON – Members of a national advisory council on Alzheimer’s disease have identified preliminary goals and specific recommendations for a national strategic plan to slow or even halt the expected rise in new cases.

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Advance directives specifying that patients don’t want aggressive treatment at the end of life limit interventions and their costs only in regions where aggressive end-of-life care is common, according to a report in JAMA.

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Beneficiaries who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid benefits – generally patients in nursing homes along with low-income elderly and disabled patients – account for a disproportionate but reducible amount of spending by... »

DR. T. FRANKLIN WILLIAMS, a founding father of the field of geriatric medicine in the United States and a mentor and model for dozens of geriatricians, died at his home in Rochester, N.Y., on Nov. 25, the day before what would... »

Although physicians in high-risk specialties face the near certainty of a malpractice claim at some point in their careers, only a small minority will end up making an indemnity payment to a patient.

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WASHINGTON – Now that the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports program has been sus- pended, supporters warn that without some kind of long-term care program, Medicaid costs could steadily increase as the U.S.... »

Although physicians in high-risk specialties face a near certainty of a malpractice claim at some point in their careers, only a small minority will end up making an indemnity payment to a patient.

The probability of facing a... »

Stop by the AMDA product booth at Long Term Care Medicine – 2012 and find products that complement and supplement information from various educational programs at the meeting. AMDA has paired up products and programs to enhance... »