Frequently Asked Questions

AMDA offers introductory answers to frequently asked questions about our services and offerings. Click on a subject heading or question below to view questions and answers relating to your selection. Links throughout the answers will guide you to further information on our website. Should you have any further questions, please consult our Contact Us page.

General Information
Certification
Clinical Affairs
CPT Coding
Education
e-Prescribing and EHR
Meetings and Registration
Membership
Products

General Information

• How do I get permission to reprint an AMDA resource?
  

Certification

• What are the requirements for certification?
• What is the deadline for (re)certification applications?
  

Clinical Affairs

• Which Clinical Practice Guidelines are on a PDF file?
• How can I get permission to reprint the PAINAD (Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia) Scale?
• Where can I locate information on E-prescribing incentive?

CPT Coding

• I am an attending physician for a dually eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) long-term care patient, do I bill Medicare or Medicaid?
  
  
• What are the documentation requirements needed to satisfy an audit for seeing the same patient more than once a month? What can I do to protect myself?

• I work with nurse practitioners (NP) who are in the facility when the patient arrives. We understand that the NP cannot bill the 99304-99306 series. May the NP bill the 99307-99310 before or on the same day as the physician bills the 99304-99310?
  
  
• I am a medical director of a subacute care program in a rehab facility and am responsible for daily guidance and assistance to nurses and therapists. We have weekly team conferences that include the nursing staff, pharmacists, and therapists to discuss all patients and set new goals and establish outcomes. We also have weekly family conferences with the patients, family members, and members of the care team where we discuss the patient's progress and our discharge recommendations. Are there CPT codes that I can use for these conferences?
  
  

• For Medicare purposes, must a face-to-face visit between the physician and patient always occur to bill an evaluation and management service?
  
  
• When discharging a patient from a nursing facility, I am billing for services using 99315 and 99316 even if the services are not provided on the same day as the discharge day of the resident. Is this the correct way to bill for these services?
  
  
• If I were not present when a resident died and did not perform the pronouncement of death, may I bill the 99315-99316 discharge codes and be reimbursed?
  
  
• If a patient is released from the facility to a hospital, and then returns to the facility, do I bill for a 99304-99306 for a new admission, or do I bill 99307-99310 for a subsequent visit?
  

• Which is the appropriate E/M code for an annual history and physical of a patient residing in a custodial care setting? What are the minimum visit requirements for these residents?

Education

• How can I get a copy of my transcript?

• How do I submit an abstract or proposal for the AMDA annual conference?

Joint Sponsorship

• Where can I get information on Joint Sponsorship with AMDA?
• Is there an application for Joint Sponsorship?
• When should our organization contact AMDA Education if we are interested in planning a CME event we want to be jointly sponsored by AMDA?
• When are applications for joint sponsorship due?

Online Education from AMDA e-University

• What is AMDA e-University?
• Where can I learn about current education activities available from AMDA?
• If I register for a live webinar but I cannot make the live presentation, is there still a way for me to access that content?
• If I did not register for a live webinar, can I still gain access to the content at a later date?
• How do I access the AMDA Online Library?
• Who can help me if I am having trouble ordering, logging into or accessing the AMDA online Library?
• How do I find out how to claim credits for my participation in AMDA e-University online education activities?
• Where can I locate CME activities to help me meet my Certified Medical Director (CMD) education eligibility?
• Do I use my AMDA user name and password to access live webinars and archived webinar recordings?

AMDA Live CME Meetings

• What is the course that is required from the AMDA Certification Program (AMDCP) to become a Certified Medical Director (CMD)?
• Can I take the Core Curriculum online?
• How long is the Core Curriculum?
• How often is the Core Curriculum offered?
• How many activities am I required to complete in order to receive 20 additional credits for the post Core Performance Improvement Activity?
• When is the Pre-Course Survey sent out?
• When do I fill out my IAP?
• When is the Post-Course Survey sent out?
• How will I know when I have received 20 additional credits?
• I’ve already completed AMDA’s Core Curriculum; does AMDA have advanced education offerings for seasoned medical directors and CMDs?
  

e-Prescribing and EHR

• How do I qualify for Medicare EHR incentive payments?
• Will I be penalized if I don’t qualify for Meaningful Use?
• What is "Meaningful Use"?
• There are three components to “Meaningful Use”
• How do I Meet Meaningful Use Requirements?
• What are Incentive Payments Based On?
• Medicare eligible professionals who also qualify as a Medicaid eligible professional must choose between the Medicare and Medicaid incentive programs when they register.
• Medicaid Eligible Professionals
• What are the Eligible Professional Meaningful Use Core and Menu Set Measures?
• Are all Meaningful Use Objectives Applicable?
• Do States have Flexibility to Revise Meaningful Use?
• How does Meaningful Use Apply for Eligible Providers Working in Multiple Settings
• Can I receive Technical Assistance at No Charge?
• Where can I locate information on E-prescribing incentive?
  

Meetings and Registration

• How can I find out about upcoming AMDA meetings?
  
• Where can I find information on the annual conference?
  
• Who should I contact for more information about exhibiting at a meeting or sponsorship opportunities?
  
• Why was my credit card declined?

• Where can I locate my username/password?
• Is my membership up-to-date? Have you received my payment?
• How can I log into the JAMDA website with my AMDA username/password?
• How can I join my local state chapter?
• Who is the President (or local contact) of my state chapter and how can I contact her/him?
• How can I obtain AMDA member data for direct mail or eblast outreach?
• Why was my credit card declined?

• I live outside of the United States. Do you ship internationally?
• Do you have special pricing for Bulk Orders?
• I ordered an e-Product (electronic format) and cannot locate the link and login information to access it.
• Can I access the digital CPGS on my iPad, iPhone?
• Can I print the digital Clinical Practice Guidelines?
• Why was my credit card declined?

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