AMDA e-University
The Online Source for Long Term Care CME
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AMDA Online Education Library
Registrants can earn AMA/PRA Category 1 credit™ and AMDCP-approved management and clinical credits toward certification or recertification for the successful completion of an online CME component for each of the sessions. Click here for details.
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AMDA Live Webinars NEW!
Click on the webinar links below to learn more details on, and to register for upcoming webinars. All webinars are approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and American Medical Directors Certification Program approved (AMDCP-approved) for either clinical or management live credits hours toward certification or recertification as Certified Medical Director (CMD).
Billing and Coding in Long Term Care:
Procedures in LTC; Unbillable Services Webinar
Presenter, Charles Crecelius, MD, CMD
July 21, 2010
7:00pm-8:30pm (Eastern)
1.5 CME credits, approved for 1.5 self-study CMD-management credits.
AMDA provides this CME activity with the following objectives. By incorporating the information in this self-study into their growing knowledge of practice in long term care facilities (LTCF), participants should be able to:
- Review common procedures that may be appropriate for long term care
- Understand reimbursement of discussed items
- Explain which services are not reimbursed in LTC under Medicare
Click here to learn more and to register.
Billing and Coding in Long Term Care:
Evaluation and Management Criteria Webinar
Presenter, Alva S. Baker, MD, CMD
August 18, 2010
7:00pm-8:30pm (Eastern)
1.5 CME credits, approved for 1.5 self-study CMD-management credits.
AMDA provides this CME activity with the following objectives. By incorporating the information in this self-study into their growing knowledge of practice in long term care facilities (LTCF), participants should be able to:
Click here to learn more and to register.
Billing and Coding in Long Term Care:
Expert Panel Question and Answer Session Webinar
Presenters, Alva S. Baker, MD, CMD; Charles Crecelius, MD, CMD; and Leonard Gelman, MD, CMD
September 15, 2010
7:00pm-8:30pm (Eastern)
1.5 CME credits, approved for 1.5 self-study CMD-management credits.
AMDA provides this CME activity with the following objectives. By incorporating the information in this self-study into their growing knowledge of practice in long term care facilities (LTCF), participants should be able to:
Click here to learn more and to register.
Billing and Coding in Long Term Care:
Miscellaneous: Hospice, Non-Physician Practitioners, etc. Webinar
Presenter: TBA
October 20, 2010
7:00pm-8:30pm (Eastern)
1.5 CME credits, approved for 1.5 self-study CMD-management credits.
AMDA provides this CME activity with the following objectives. By incorporating the information in this self-study into their growing knowledge of practice in long term care facilities (LTCF), participants should be able to:
Click here to learn more and to register.
Billing and Coding in Long Term Care Webinar (Focus TBA)
Presenter: TBA
November 17, 2010
7:00pm-8:30pm (Eastern)
1.5 CME credits, approved for 1.5 self-study CMD-management credits.
AMDA provides this CME activity with the following objectives. By incorporating the information in this self-study into their growing knowledge of practice in long term care facilities (LTCF), participants should be able to:
Click here to learn more and to register.
Billing and Coding in Long Term Care Webinar (Focus TBA)
Presenter: TBA
December 15, 2010
7:00pm-8:30pm (Eastern)
1.5 CME credits, approved for 1.5 self-study CMD-management credits.
AMDA provides this CME activity with the following objectives. By incorporating the information in this self-study into their growing knowledge of practice in long term care facilities (LTCF), participants should be able to:
Click here to learn more and to register.
AMDA Recorded Webinars NEW!
Presenters: Alva S. Baker, MD, CMD, Leonard Gelman, MD, CMD and Charles Crecelius, MD, CMD
Each webinar in the series is approved for 1.5 CME credits, and 1.5 self-study CMD-management credits.
Flash video recordings of each of AMDA's live webinars will be made available for purchase one week following the live webinar presentation. Earn self-study CME and CMD credits for your participation in this valuable education opportunity. New webinar Flash video recordings will be posted as they become available.
Billing and Coding in Long Term Care: Review of Recent Updates- Recording of May 19, 2010 Webinar
Presenter - Alva S. Baker, MD, CMD
1.5 CME credits, approved for 1.5 CMD-management credits.
Release date: May 2010
Expiration date: May 2013
Billing and Coding in Long Term Care: Procedures in LTC; Non-Billable Codes- Recording of July 21, 2010 Webinar
Presenter - Charles Crecelius, MD, CMD
1.5 CME credits, approved for 1.5 CMD-management credits.
Release date: July 2010
Expiration date: July 2013
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AMDA's Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) are sold separately from the self-study programs.
Individuals who wish to complete the self-study programs but do not have the CPGs may order them from AMDA.
The cost is $15 for AMDA members and $35 for non-members (discounts are available for purchases in quantities of 6 or more).
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CPG Self-Study Programs
The following self-study CME programs based on AMDA's Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) and Tool Kits are available:
Antithrombotic Therapy Tool Kit
Please check back for future releases of CPG Self-Study Programs.
Participants who review the program, complete the post-test, and receive a score of 80% or higher, can earn CME credit. Participants who do not receive at least 80% on the post-test are permitted the opportunity to retake the same test one time with no additional fee.
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Other AMDA Self-Study Programs
Self Study Education
2008 Regulatory Update
Advanced Billing and Documentation
Clinical Controversies: Vitamin D and the Older Adult
Elder Mistreatment in the Nursing Home
Ethical Leadership for Medical Directors
Executive Control and the Capacity for Medical Decision Making
Leadership in Long Term Care
Medical Director's Report
Mental Health Documentation in the Nursing Home
2008 Regulatory Update
1 CME credit, approved for 1 CMD-management credit.
Release date: December 2009
Expiration date: December 2010
Source: Originally presented at 2008 Evidence Based Clinical Management and Leadership Course
AMDA provides this CME activity with the following objectives. By incorporating the information in this self-study into their growing knowledge of practice in long term care facilities (LTCF), participants should be able to:
- Cite the clarifications to guidelines for F-tags: 309, addressing pain management; 323, addressing accidents and supervision; 329, addressing unnecessary medication; 325, addressing nutrition; and 371, addressing sanitary conditions
- Examine how the clarifications can have a positive impact on the quality of care in facilities
- Understand the trends in survey results regarding the F-tags
- Establish mechanisms to improve quality management
Participants who review the program, complete the post-test, and receive a score of 80% or higher, can earn CME credit. Participants who do not receive at least 80% on the post-test are permitted the opportunity to retake the same test one time with no additional fee.
Ordering Information:
Product Code 2008RU
Member Price: $25.00
Non-Member Price: $35.00
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Advanced Billing and Documentation
1 CME credit, approved for 1 CMD-management credit.
Release date: December 2009
Expiration date: December 2010
Source: Originally presented at 2008 Evidence Based Clinical Management and Leadership Course
AMDA provides this CME activity with the following objectives. By incorporating the information in this self-study into their growing knowledge of practice in long term care facilities (LTCF), participants should be able to:
- Provide documentation and use nursing home codes that are appropriate to complex patient visits
- Assign appropriate services and codes for non-physician practitioners
- Use appropriate codes for visits to patients in assisted living facilities
- Use appropriate codes for visits to patients enrolled in hospice
- Know the appropriate codes for procedures provided in the nursing home
- Know the documentation required with transitions of care
- Discuss development of policies to obtain better value of care relative to cost
Participants who review the program, complete the post-test, and receive a score of 80% or higher, can earn CME credit. Participants who do not receive at least 80% on the post-test are permitted the opportunity to retake the same test one time with no additional fee.
Ordering Information:
Product Code ABCD2008
Member Price: $25.00
Non-Member Price: $35.00
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Clinical Controversies: Vitamin D and the Older Adult NEW!
1 CME credit, approved for 1 CMD-clinical credit.
Release date: April 2010
Expiration date: April 2013
Source: Originally presented at 2008 Evidence Based Clinical Management and Leadership Course
AMDA provides this CME activity with the following objectives. By incorporating the information in this self-study into their growing knowledge of practice in long term care facilities (LTCF), participants should be able to:
- Describe the effect of vitamin D and calcium on pathophysiology.
- Examine the epidemiology of vitamin D and calcium in the health of elders
- Review the clinical studies on vitamin D and calcium
- Summarize the indications for adding vitamin D and/or calcium supplements to the diets of elders
- Tailor the use and doses of vitamin D and/or calcium to individual patients
Participants who review the program, complete the post-test, and receive a score of 80% or higher, can earn CME credit. Participants who do not receive at least 80% on the post-test are permitted the opportunity to retake the same test one time with no additional fee.
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Product Code CCVD
Member Price: $25.00
Non-Member Price: $35.00
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Elder Mistreatment in the Nursing Home
1 CME credit, approved for 1 CMD-management credit.
Release date: December 2009
Expiration date: December 2012
Source: Originally presented at 2008 Evidence Based Clinical Management and Leadership Course
AMDA provides this CME activity with the following objectives. By incorporating the information in this self-study into their growing knowledge of practice in long term care facilities (LTCF), participants should be able to:
- Cite the background information on and define elder mistreatment
- Describe the current evidence regarding mistreatment in the nursing home
- Develop strategies to improve recognition and lower the likelihood of mistreatment
Participants who review the program, complete the post-test, and receive a score of 80% or higher, can earn CME credit. Participants who do not receive at least 80% on the post-test are permitted the opportunity to retake the same test one time with no additional fee.
Ordering Information:
Product Code EMITNH
Member Price: $25.00
Non-Member Price: $35.00
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Ethical Leadership for Medical Directors NEW!
1.25 CME credit, approved for 1.25 CMD-management credits.
Release date: April 2010
Expiration date: April 2013
Source: Originally presented at 2008 Evidence Based Clinical Management and Leadership Course
AMDA provides this CME activity with the following objectives. By incorporating the information in this self-study into their growing knowledge of practice in long term care facilities (LTCF), participants should be able to:
- Discuss the underlying attributes of ethical leadership
- Identify ethical challenges for medical directors
- Analyze the responsibilities of an ethical leader
- Promote a culture of ethics in the long term care setting
Participants must complete the self-study evaluation to claim credits.
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Product Code ELFMD
Member Price: $25.00
Non-Member Price: $35.00
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Executive Control and the Capacity for Medical Decision Making
1 CME credit, approved for 1 CMD-management credit.
Release date: December 2009
Expiration date: December 2012
Source: Originally presented at 2008 Evidence Based Clinical Management and Leadership Course
AMDA provides this CME activity with the following objectives. By incorporating the information in this self-study into their growing knowledge of practice in long term care facilities (LTCF), participants should be able to:
- Define executive control function (ECF) and identify which cognitive functions are most essential to decisional capacity
- Examine the legal standards for assessing decisional capacity and determine their implications in practice
- Choose tests for cognitive function and interpret the results
- Develop awareness and sensitivity to early detection of executive impairments
Participants who review the program, complete the post-test, and receive a score of 80% or higher, can earn CME credit. Participants who do not receive at least 80% on the post-test are permitted the opportunity to retake the same test one time with no additional fee.
Ordering Information:
Product Code EXCTRL
Member Price: $25.00
Non-Member Price: $35.00
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Leadership in Long Term Care NEW!
2 CME credits, approved for 2 CMD-management credits.
Release date: April 2010
Expiration date: April 2013
Source: Originally presented at 2008 Evidence Based Clinical Management and Leadership Course
AMDA provides this CME activity with the following objectives. By incorporating the information in this self-study into their growing knowledge of practice in long term care facilities (LTCF), participants should be able to:
- Discuss the attributes of leaders
- Describe principles of leadership
- List the consensus-building skills of a leader
- Apply methods of building consensus to achieve organizational goal
Participants must complete the self-study evaluation to claim credits.
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Product Code LILTC
Member Price: $25.00
Non-Member Price: $35.00
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Medical Director's Report NEW!
1 CME credit, approved for 1 CMD-management credit.
Release date: April 2010
Expiration date: April 2013
Source: Originally presented at 2008 Evidence Based Clinical Management and Leadership Course
AMDA provides this CME activity with the following objectives. By incorporating the information in this self-study into their growing knowledge of practice in long term care facilities (LTCF), participants should be able to:
- Enhance communication between administration and the physician
- Easily organize quality programs to monitor quality measures
- Ensure compliance of attending physicians with CMS rules
- Assist in professional development of long term care staff
Participants who review the program, complete the post-test, and receive a score of 80% or higher, can earn CME credit. Participants who do not receive at least 80% on the post-test are permitted the opportunity to retake the same test one time with no additional fee.
Ordering Information:
Product Code MDR
Member Price: $25.00
Non-Member Price: $35.00
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Mental Health Documentation in the Nursing Home NEW!
2 CME credit, approved for 2 CMD-management credits.
Release date: November 2009
Expiration date: November 2012
By incorporating the information in this monograph into their practice in long term care facilities (LTCF), physicians should be able to:
- Complete mental health related documentation at preadmission, admission, and at times of cognitive/ behavioral/mood changes
- Monitor processes once an intervention has been implemented
- Describe the clinical and regulatory documentation necessary when residents are placed on psychoactive medications
- Create processes and provide tools that ensure appropriate documentation
- Train staff in the necessity and requirements for accurate documentation.
Participants who review the program, complete the post-test, and receive a score of 80% or higher, can earn CME credit. Participants who do not receive at least 80% on the post-test are permitted the opportunity to retake the same test one time with no additional fee.
Ordering Information:
Product Code MHD1
Member Price: $25.00
Non-Member Price: $35.00
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Programs from Other Providers
The following CME programs from other providers are accessible from this site:
Free Online Training Modules for the Interdisciplinary Team
Free training modules on many nursing home issues are available from the website of the Borun Center for Gerontological Research. The modules present detailed instructions and all the forms needed to implement programs. Written permission is not required to use any of the module’s materials. Go to http://borun.medsch.ucla.edu to access the modules.
These programs were developed by other providers. CME credit for these programs is not provided by AMDA. Please refer to the above links for information on how to obtain CME credit for these programs.
If you have any questions about the CME programming on this web site, please contact AMDA at (410) 740-9743 or send e-mail to webmaster@amda.com.
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