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F18 - INCLUSION OF BUNDLED PAYMENTS CARE IMPROVEMENT (BPCI) POST-ACUTE ONLY MODEL 3 IN ADVANCED BPCI

Resolution and Position Statements
Payment, Quality Payment Program (QPP)
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Resolution F18 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine advocate for inclusion of the existing Bundled Payments Care Improvement (BPCI) Model 3 Post-Acute care bundle in the Advanced BPCI program so that...

B18 - ENABLING ATTENDING PHYSICIANS TO WAIVE THE THREE MIDNIGHT STAY RULE FOR PATIENTS RECEIVING CARE WITHIN DOWNSIDE RISK SHARING ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGNIZATIONS AND ADVANCED BUNDLED PAYMENTS CARE IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAMS

Resolution and Position Statements
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Payment
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Resolution B18 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, attending physicians caring for Medicare recipients in any setting shall be allowed to waive the three midnight inpatient stay requirement for initiation of skilled nursing care in a facility when the...

e-Resource Subscription

e-Resource Subscription
End-of-Life Care, Change of Condition, Palliative Care, Federal Regulations, Payment, Medical Director, Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA)
Society members can license the Society’s e-resources, which includes: Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) CPG Pocket Guides CPG Implementation Manuals Know-it-All Series LTC Information Series Practice Management Tools Assisted Living Series...

Transitions of Care Along the Continuum of Health Care Services

Archived Webinars
Payment, Transitions of Care
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Recorded August 9, 2017 Speaker: Verna Reynolds Sellers, MD, MPH, CMD, AGSF Description: Ineffective transitions of care are associated with increased mortality and morbidity for patients. Post- acute and long-term care facilities must improve...

Billing & Coding for Chronic Care Management & Other Emerging Issues in PALTC

Archived Webinars
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Coding, Reimbursement, & Documentation, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Recorded July 19, 2017 Speakers: Charles Crecelius, MD, PhD, CMD; Bob Zorowitz, MD, CMD; Alva "Buzz" Baker, MD, CMD Description: This webinar will provide updates to billing codes, including Chronic Care Management (CCM) and Complex CCM, that have...

AMA Considers Advocating That CCRCs be Part of ACOs

June 19, 2017
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Senior Living
Care Settings/Types, Long-Term Care, Payment, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Alternative Payment Models (APM)
The American Medical Association will lobby the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to allow continuing care retirement communities to initiate investment models of accountable care organizations if its board of trustees approves a...

LTC care quality: The medical directors' view

March 21, 2017
AMDA in the News
iAdvance Senior Care
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Falls, Survey, Medication, Insulin, Patient Centered, Payment, Attending Physician, Certified Medical Director, Medical Director, Pressure Ulcers, Quality, Improvement, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI), Transitions of Care
While medical directors have overall responsibility for resident care in nursing facilities, their roles are inevitably intertwined with survey findings and any ensuing legal actions, whether from CMS or collateral legal quarters. Additionally, both...

CCRCs 'Ideal Candidates' for ACOs, AMDA Says

March 19, 2017
AMDA in the News
McKnight's Senior Living
Assisted Living, Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Payment, Accountable Care Organization (ACO)
Following the passage of resolutions at its annual conference, AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine will advocate for continuing care retirement community participation in an accountable care organization initiative and for...

AMDA expands membership to practitioners

March 15, 2017
AMDA in the News
i Advance Senior Care
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Antimicrobial/Antibiotic Stewardship, Payment, Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Practice Management, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Practitioners, Attending Physician, Certified Medical Director, Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional Team, Medical Director, Nurse Practitioner (NP), Pharmacist, Physician Assistant (PA)
The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA) 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...

AMDA Creates Practice Management Section

March 15, 2017
Press Release
Long-Term Care, Post-Acute Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Practice Management, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Practitioners, Attending Physician, Certified Medical Director, Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional Team, Medical Director, Nurse Practitioner (NP), Pharmacist
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...