In the year 2000, the Maryland State Legislature approved a package of legislation related
to nursing homes. Among other things, the legislation mandated the Maryland Office of …

OBJECTIVES: To identify the impact of the regulations implemented in Maryland in 2001,
related to nursing home attending physicians and medical directors, and nursing home …

Maryland has become the first state to include proscriptive physician requirements within
state nursing home regulations. 1 Heretofore, physicians in Maryland were governed under …

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 …

Abstract In June 2005, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its
revised regulations for nursing facility medical directors and guidance to state surveyors …

OBJECTIVE: This study tests the research hypothesis that certified medical directors are
able to use their training, education, and knowledge to positively influence quality of care in …

There is an ongoing public debate on the perceived lack of quality care in many nursing
facilities and the best means for improvement. Suggested solutions include improving …

A recent article in the Journal found that the presence of a certified medical director (CMD) in
a nursing home is an independent predictor of higher quality. 1 The American Medical …

Quality of care in the nursing home (NH) has received great attention over the past 2
decades. The role of the physician in the quality equation, however, has not been well …

Director of Nursing Perceptions of Physicians' Roles in US Nursing Homes - Journal of the
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