JAMDA
January 14, 2021
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JAMDA
December 29, 2021
Generalist-Specialist Collaboration in Primary Care for Frail Older Persons: A Promising Model for the Future
The complex care needs of frail older persons living at home is a major challenge for health care systems worldwide. One possible solution is to employ a primary care physician (PCP) with additional geriatric expertise. In the Netherlands, elderly care physicians (ECPs), who traditionally work in nursing h...
Chapter Event
Nov 16, 2024 8:00 am - Nov 16, 2024 5:00 pm
MMDA's 31st Annual Conference & Trade Show
Rockville, MDMMDA is the regional affiliate chapter of AMDA, supporting medical directors, physicians, nurse practitioners, and other clinicians practicing in the PALTC continuum in Maryland, Delaware, and DC. MMDA provides education, advocacy, information, and professional development for its members.
This program is designed to provide a review and update of major geriatric diseases, illnesses, and risks found in nursing home patients, residents of assisted living facilities, those under hospice care, and seniors living at home.
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Billing & Coding
One of the biggest challenges for PALTC clinicians is coding for services in varied long-term care settings such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, subacute facilities, and home care settings.
JAMDA
November 20, 2019
Predictors of Rehospitalization in Post-Acute Rehabilitation among Different Ethnic Groups
Previous research has shown that ethnicity may play a role in increased risk for hospital readmission during a post-acute rehabilitation care (PARC) stay. However, little is known about risk factors influencing discharge status from PARC settings among different ethnic groups. Hence, the aim of our study w...
JAMDA
September 8, 2020
Pandemic Care Through Collaboration: Lessons From a COVID-19 Field Hospital
During the surge of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections in March and April 2020, many skilled-nursing facilities in the Boston area closed to COVID-19 post-acute admissions because of infection control concerns and staffing shortages. Local government and health care leaders collaborated to esta...
JAMDA
June 16, 2015
Heart Failure in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care: Evidence and Strategies to Improve Transitions, Clinical Care, and Quality of Life
Heart failure (HF) is highly prevalent among older patients in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). HF outcomes for SNF patients suffer because of many factors, including staff training, lack of physician availability, and failure to implement evidence-based care. AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-T...
JAMDA
July 11, 2023
Lost in Transition: Missed Opportunities for the 4 Ms to Support Post-Acute Care Transitions
Thousands of health systems have adopted the 4 Ms framework, a set of evidence-based practices specific to older adults, as part of the Age-Friendly Health Systems (AFHS) initiative. However, implementation efforts have largely been setting-specific and approaches to achieve continuity of the 4 Ms during c...
JAMDA
August 3, 2023
The Macro Impact of Microtransitions in Post-acute and Long-Term Care
The care transitions concept emerged in medical literature more than 40 years ago, with an exponential rise in publications dedicated to its exploration since that time. It is generally accepted that older patients are particularly vulnerable during care transitions because of complex medical comorbidity, ...
JAMDA
June 17, 2024