Years of experience show that improving nursing home care through the continuing
supervision of physicians raises issues that are not easily resolved. Quality medical care is a …

In 1974, in response to perceived quality-of-care problems, Medicare regulations, for the first
time, required that a physician serve as medical director in skilled nursing facilities and be …

The medical director is an important member of the healthcare team in a nursing home, and
is responsible for overall coordination of care and for implementation of policies related to …

The place of the medical director in the acute care general hospital is discussed. The federal
legislation mandating medical directors for nursing homes is summarized, and is criticized …

The federal requirement for skilled nursing facilities to retain medical directors, which
became effective on January 2, 1976, introduced a concept that was totally new to many …

Objective To evaluate what nursing home medical directors actually do, what they and other
nursing home personnel believe would be desirable to do, and what problems and …

Family Physicians and Nursing Home Medicine: Forging a Partnership for Quality Care | AAFP
Advertisement search close brand logo DA BRECHTELSBAUER, MD, CMD, Sioux Falls Family …

The nursing home medical director faces many overlapping responsibilities. Fostering the
development of an interdisciplinary team provides a means of maximizing the influence of …

Nursing Service and Hospital Administration : AJN The American Journal of Nursing Nursing
Service and Hospital Administration : AJN The American Journal of Nursing Log in or Register …

In the United States, roughly 36,100 nursing homes house 1.5 million persons. Most (62%)
of the homes are for-profit facilities; nearly 54% are part of regional or national chains; 31 …