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For Immediate Release, September 26, 2007
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September 26, 2007
Minneapolis, MN and Columbia, MD — AMDA Foundation and Evercare launched the first award program for innovative programs in nursing homes that improve the quality of life for their residents. Nominations are now being accepted for the first Annual AMDA Foundation/Evercare® Awards. Three AMDA Foundation/Evercare® Awards of $10,000 each will be presented at the AMDA Annual Symposium, March 6-9, 2008, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Image “As the professional association of medical directors and physicians practicing across the long-term care continuum, AMDA constantly seeks for new ways to inspire best practices in the industry,” said Jonathan Musher, MD, CMD, Chairman of the AMDA Foundation. “We’re very pleased to join with Evercare in recognizing the outstanding achievements of nursing homes through these awards.”

Image “Evercare’s roots are in pioneering new approaches to nursing home care that focus on improving health outcomes and quality of life for residents,” said Dr. John Mach, a geriatrician and CEO of Evercare. “By recognizing and publicizing nursing homes’ innovative programs, we hope to advance the nursing home industry’s operating excellence.”

The types of programs that might be selected for these awards include:
  • Initiatives on patient-centered care
  • Patient safety initiatives – reducing falls & medication errors
  • Reduction of avoidable ER visits and acute hospitalizations
  • Intergenerational activities
  • Improved consistency of staffing
  • Improved comprehensive advanced care planning
  • Improved palliative care programs.
The programs selected for awards must be generated and funded by the nursing home. Programs need to have demonstrated measurable outcomes and objectives, as well as sustainability and an ability to be replicated in other facilities. At least one of the awards will be given specifically for improved advanced care planning and/or palliative care programs.

The deadline for nominations is November 30, 2007, and winners will be notified no later than January 15, 2008. The winners will be selected by a group of experts appointed by the AMDA Foundation. All nursing home facilities are eligible for these awards and facilities may nominate themselves. [Full eligibility criteria and application materials are available online at www.amdafoundation.org.]

About the AMDA Foundation
The AMDA Foundation, an independent not-for-profit organization, serves as the research arm of AMDA. The Foundation's mission is: “The AMDA Foundation advances excellence in patient care through research and its translation into long term care practice to support the members and mission of the American Medical Directors Association (AMDA)." The Foundation also takes an active role in outreach to residents, fellows and young career physicians with an interest in long term care. Visit the AMDA Foundation at www.amdafoundation.org.

About Evercare
Evercare is one of the nation’s largest health care coordination programs for people who have long-term or advanced illness, are older or have disabilities. Founded in 1987, Evercare today serves more than 150,000 people nationwide through Medicare, Medicaid and private-pay health plans, programs and services – from health plans for people in community and skilled nursing settings, to caregiver support and hospice care. Evercare offerings are designed to enhance health and independence, and in the complex world of health care, make getting care easier. Evercare is part of Ovations, a division of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) dedicated to the health care needs of Americans over age 50. For more information about Evercare, call 1-888-834-3721 (TTY 1-888-685-8480) or visit EvercareHealthPlans.com.



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