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Policy Webinar Bundle

Advance Care Planning, Advance Directives, End-of-Life Care, Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), F-Tags, Medication, Patient Centered, Payment, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Quality, Improvement, Organizations, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
These four programs will answer your questions about some of the most complicated policy issues facing PALTC practitioners. Save when you purchase the following four webinars as a bundle: Overview of New CMS Nursing Facility Requirements of...

The Role of QIOs in New Payment Models

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Alternative Payment Models (APM), Practice Management, Quality, Improvement, Organizations
NP/PA, Physician
Confused about MACRA? This webinar is for you and will give you the tools you need to succeed within the changing payment landscape. Speakers: Adrienne Mims, MD, MPH FAAFP, AGSF; Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Medicare Quality Improvement;...

Seniors Quality Leap Initiative Pain Management Quality Improvement Project: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Long-Term Care, Pain Management, Patient Centered, Quality, Improvement, Measures, Resident, Risk
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
The Seniors Quality Leap Initiative (SQLI) is a collaborative established in 2011 of 12 long-term care facilities in Canada and the United States with the goals to improve quality of care and patient safety by sharing performance data and specific...

Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Alberta Canada: A Successful Province-Wide Quality Improvement Initiative

Dementia, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Antipsychotics, Quality, Improvement
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
This session will describe a provincial quality improvement initiative undertaken in Alberta, Canada aimed at supporting care teams in 170 LTC homes to implement a guideline on the appropriate use of antipsychotic medications and to implement non-...

Quality Improvement Awards and Expert Panel Discussion

Assisted Living, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Improvement, Rehabilitation
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
This session will focus on the collaborative and interdisciplinary nature of improving the quality of care and life for PALTC residents. It will feature presentations by the 2015 AMDA Foundation Quality Improvement (QI) award winners on topics...

AMDA Committee Identifies 3 Priorities for Assisted Living

March 6, 2016
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Senior Living
Assisted Living, End-of-Life, Federal Regulations, Infection Prevention/Control, Medication Management, Practitioners, Quality, Improvement, Transitions of Care
AMDA Board Member Kevin O'Neil, MD, CMD, talks about the top three clinical areas AMDA has identified on which assisted living providers need to focus.

Quality Improvement Awards and Expert Panel Discussion (AMDA Foundation Sponsored Session)

Quality, Improvement
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
This session will focus on the collaborative and interdisciplinary nature of improving the quality of care and life for long-term care residents. It will feature presentations by a past AMDA Foundation/Pfizer Quality Improvement award winner on...

Quality Improvement: A Team Effort (Are YOU on the Team?) Zeroing in on Hospitalizations and Infections (C. diff)

Infections, C. difficile, Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional Team, Quality, Improvement, Transitions of Care
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
This session will explore the issues of safely reducing hospitalizations and infections, specifically Clostridium difficile (C. diff) using case studies. We'll walk through the Advancing Excellence Circle of Success (a quality improvement model) and...

Is The Doctor In? Defining, Measuring and Enhancing Physician Engagement in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Skilled Nursing Care, Attending Physician, Quality, Improvement
Physician
With the rising acuity of skilled nursing facility (SNF) patients, the need for closer medical supervision has never been more pronounced. Unfortunately, the incentives for physician involvement have not kept pace with the changing patient acuity...

Model Programs and Policies Swap Session

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Diabetes, Federal Regulations, Insulin, Depression, Quality, Improvement
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician