Welcome to PMDA on the Web
PMDA is the professional organization committed to the continuous improvement of quality care for Pennsylvanians across the long-term care continuum, by providing advocacy, education, and professional development services for medical directors, physicians, and other healthcare team members. PMDA advances its mission by outreach to other groups involved in long-term care. Learn more about our benefits, objectives, accomplishments.
2011 Annual Educational Symposium - Lecture notes now available
- Topics - Long term care behavioral problems and management, team building, medicolegal issues, CHF in LTC, public policy, vitamin D, new LTC pharmacology, chronic kidney disease.
Recently Added
- The Pennsylvania Department of Aging provides guidance on a review process for Preventable Serious Adverse Effects (PSAE) for Nursing Facilities. Read more about PSAEs.
- Congratulations! to long time PMDA member Daniel Haimowitz, MD for his recent feature on the front page of Medical Economics entitled "11 lasting lessons in patient care - from a pet"
- New website page on Older Adults Protective Services Act, with new information from PA Dept of Aging on abuse reporting, criminal history background checks, and a link to online training
- Power Mobility Device Face-to-Face Examination Checklist - from CMS 2011
- Home health care face-to-face certification form - the Affordable Care Act requires the certifying physician (or non-physician practitioner) to document a face-to-face encounter to initiate home health care. This is an unofficial sample form created by one of our members.
- What can a medical director do for your facility? - see the newly approved AMDA white paper on the role of the medical director as leader and manager. Nine areas of involvement, with tier 1 and 2 tasks. Newly added - person centered care.
- NQF Endorses 21 Quality Measures to be used in Nursing Home Compare data - the National Quality Forum has endorsed 21 updated measures to be used to care for both long-term residents and short-stay patients.
- Free AHRQ Nursing Home survey on Patient Safety Culture - learn about the culture of your institution and contribute to a national database
- Pennsylvania POLST - extensive resources from the University of Pittsburgh - Institute on Aging
PMDA welcomes your comments, suggestions, or additions to the updated website.