AMDA Foundation - Vol XIV, May `05

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Vol XIV, May `05

E-Report Archive - Volume XIV, May 2005

LTC-QI Partnership Moves Forward

Vol XIV, May `05 The LTC-QI Partnership project continues to make progress. The following is a state-by-state update of recent activities:
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Mark Your Calendar: Key Foundation Dates

Vol XIV, May `05 From application deadlines to scheduled meetings, there are many important dates coming up for members and friends of the AMDA Foundation. Mark your calendar now:
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AHRQ Director Testifies on HHS Telemedicine Activities

Vol XIV, May `05

In recent testimony before Congress, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Director (AHRQ) Carolyn Clancy, MD, discussed the government's long-standing commitment to understanding and advancing the effective use of health information technologies, including telemedicine, to improve the health of American consumers. She explained that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded more than $250 million in telemedicine projects in every state since 1988, with over 400 communities benefiting from these grants.

Futures Program Deeply Affects Participants

Vol XIV, May `05 Participants in the AMDA Foundation Futures Program consistently say that their involvement in this event has a tremendous impact on their career decisions. Here is what Rita Jepsen, MD had to say about her participation in the program this past March in New Orleans.
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Studies Needed to Encourage Geriatrics as Career Choice

Vol XIV, May `05

"I would like to see more studies about physician attitudes about geriatrics and long term care-anything to get people more excited about geriatrics as a career choice," said Elizabeth J. Bragg, PhD, RN, on of the authors of "ACGME Requirements for Geriatrics Medicine Curricula in Medical Specialties: Progress Made and Progress Needed" and other studies about geriatric education and training.