Nurse Practitioner (NP)

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Pain management in PALTC is identified in a step-wise approach for patients in this setting with recognition, assessment, treatment and monitoring method. This slide set includes the general principles for prescribing pain medications as well as non...
March 15, 2017
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine announced the formation of a Practice Management Section, a national forum for practitioner-led post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) population management, today at its 40th Annual...
November 25, 2016
Two related associations have formed an alliance to offer education and resources to healthcare professionals working in post-acute and long-term care settings. Members of AMDA—The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine include medical...
November 15, 2016
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine and GAPNA (the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association) have formed a partnership aimed at continuing to improve the quality of care provided to geriatric, and post-acute and...
White Paper
Published October 1999; Revised August 2001 SECTION I: Determination of "medical necessity" in nursing facility care Although a final definition and determination of "medical necessity" still is an unrealized goal of the medical, insurance...
White Paper
March 2016 Introduction Post-acute care is comprised of medical, rehabilitation and nursing services aiming to restore maximal medical and functional status of patients discharged from hospitals. Long-term care refers to the services and...
Resolution and Position Statements
Resolution K-16 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine work with appropriate stakeholders to develop specific Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes that allow reimbursement for non-...
Teamed with physicians, advanced practice nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs) may enhance the nursing and medical care available to post-acute and long-term care facility patients. Driven by documented positive outcomes and favorable...
This program will outline the requirements and describe the integration of Medication Therapy Management (MTM) services into care planning of long-term care residents. Through collaboration, pharmacists, nurses, and physicians can improve care for...