Managing Patient Care Transitions: How Health IT Can Reduce Unnecessary Rehospitalization
HHS Debuts Open Government Plan and CMS Launches Dashboard
Rite Aid Launches Nationwide Shingles Vaccination and Education Campaign
National Influenza Week January 10-16, 2010
Research Finds Few Nursing Homes Participate in End-of-Life Programs
Has your nursing home registered for the Advancing Excellence Campaign yet?
AMDA Remembers Long Time Member and Volunteer, Dr. Tom Wachtel
WNY Alliance for Person-Centered Care Awarded Oishei Grant for Training Programs
Health Reform in the 21st Century: Proposals to Reform the Health System
Coalition Continues Fight for Long-Term Services and Supports in Health Care Reform
AMDA Remembers Long Time Member and Volunteer, Dr. Jeffrey Behrens
Secretary Sebelius Announces Appointment of Cindy Mann as Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations
Poll Finds Americans See Long-term Services and Supports as a Priority, Not an Option, for Health Care Reform
AAHSA Joins Sixty Aging and Disability Groups to Fight for Long-term Services and Supports in Health Care Reform
Dr. Joseph Coughlin to Keynote Long Term Care Health IT Summit
Advancing Excellence Newsletter #9
New Coalition, the Eldercare Workforce Alliance, To Address the Critical Shortageof Healthcare Workers Capable of Meeting the Unique Care Needs of Older Adults
The National Association Directors of Nursing Administration in Long Term Care (NADONA/LTC) will hold its 2009 Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, July 11-15.
AAHSA Statement on CMS Five-Star Rating System for Nursing Homes From Larry Minnix, president & CEO
National Report Documents Attitudes, Practice, and Concerns of Long-Term Care Interdisciplinary Leaders
Statement from Larry Minnix, President & CEO, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging on the release of Sen. Baucus Health Care Reform Proposal
New Resources Translate Workforce Research into Results for Long-term Care Providers
State and National Leaders Call for Long-Term Care Financing Reform: Poll Shows Americans Support National Plan to Make LTC Affordable
Dr. William A. "Billy" Dodd, Founder of AMDA Dies at Age 87
DE Dr. Combating the Overmedication of the Elderly: Medication-Related Problems Cause Up To 106,000 Deaths Annually
AAHSA Survey and Certification Task Force: The system is broken and can't be fixed
Leading Organizations Call for Recognition of Palliative Care and Pain Treatment as Human Rights
AAHSA Applauds Legislation That Provides New Source of Affordable Housing Funding
AAHSA Applauds CMS Decisions on 2009 Medicare Payment Update for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) and Rate Recalibration
CMS Outlines Plans to Implement E-Prescribing Provisions of MIPPA
Statement from Larry Minnix, AAHSA President & CEO On the the Expiration of the Medicare Therapy Caps Exceptions Process
Statement from Larry Minnix, AAHSA President & CEO On the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Systems (CMS) Proposed Rating System for Nursing Homes
CMS Outlines Rights of Medicare Hospice Patients
Critical New Information Added to Nursing Home Compare Web site
Enhance Your Clinical Knowledge with AAHPM Courses
Thirteen Specialty Health-Care Organizations Join Major Primary Care Physicians Groups To Endorse Joint Principles of Patient - Centered Medical Home
Too Few Mental Health Care Workers for Tomorrow's Older Americans
E‑Prescribing Tools to help prevent adverse drug interactions
Mary Jane Koren Chairs Advancing Excellence Campaign
Treatment of Pressure Ulcers in Nursing Homes
Sutter Solano Medical Center Physician Administrator Richard Jacobs, M.D., Receives Physician of the Year Award
ACHCA Extends Offerings with MyZiva.com and Nursing Home Business Magazine
Benner to Join Advancing Excellence Campaign as Field Director
Grant Awarded to Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes Campaign
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation has released a series of five issue briefs on influenza immunization and vaccine supply.
Long Term Care Professional Leadership Council identifies essential core functions