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October 5, 2015
AMDA in the News
McKnight's
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Practice Management
E-prescribing technology automatically evaluates prescriptions for potential drug interactions, further promoting patient safety while making the process more efficient, says Naushira Pandya, MD, president of the board of directors for AMDA — the...

White Paper on the Survey Process

White Paper
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Federal Regulations, Survey
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
(White Paper M02, Becomes Policy March 2002) Introduction Some 130,000 pages of federal regulations govern nursing facilities in the United States, more than the accumulated regulations for the nuclear power industry. Each attempt to...

Definition of Medically Necessary Nursing Facility Visits

Resolution and Position Statements
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Medicaid, Change of Condition, Resident
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
Resolution D92 Becomes Policy March 1992 AMDA resolves that a "medically necessary" visit to a Medicare/Medicaid resident in a nursing facility be defined as a visit subsequent to the following circumstances or resident conditions: There...

Elimination of the Three Day Hospital Stay Requirement

Resolution and Position Statements
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Transitions of Care
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Resolution L93 Becomes Policy December 1993 AMDA resolves that the American Medical Association recommend that the Secretary, in conjunction with health care professionals and skilled care providers, define a subset of patients (or DRGs)...

Medicare Skilled and Medicaid Certified Beds in Nursing Facilities

Resolution and Position Statements
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Medicaid
Resolution B94 Becomes Policy June 1994 RESOLVED: It is the position of the Missouri Association of Long Term Care Physicians that HCFA's requirement for certification of Medicare SNF and Medicaid beds be changed so that a certain number...

Physician Medical Directors

Resolution and Position Statements
Care Settings/Types, Long-Term Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Medicaid, Practitioners, Attending Physician, Medical Director
Physician
Resolution G95 Becomes Policy October 1995 AMDA resolves that the American Medical Association advocate for uniform state based requirements that both Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing facilities retain only licensed physicians as...

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Long Term Care Facilities

Resolution and Position Statements
Cardiovascular Health, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Physician
Resolution D99 Becomes Policy March 1999 AMDA resolves to contact HCFA to open a dialog with its representatives and other interested parties on the issue of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other life prolonging measures in long term...

Physician Visits Under Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System

Resolution and Position Statements
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment, Practitioners
Physician
Resolution E99 Becomes Policy March 1999 AMDA resolves to encourage HCFA to support the following objectives under the PPS; physician visits should be based on medical necessity; and all physician visits required by federal or state laws...

Surveys In Nursing Facilities

Resolution and Position Statements
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Survey
Resolution G99 Becomes Policy March 1999 AMDA resolves that surveyors should have at least one year actual work experience in long term care before being allowed to participate as a surveyor; and be it further RESOLVED, that surveyors be...

Influenza Vaccine Availability

Resolution and Position Statements
Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Immunization/Vaccination, Infection Prevention/Control, Influenza
Allied Health Professional, NP/PA, Patients & Families, Physician
Resolution C02 Becomes Policy March 2002 AMDA resolves to strongly urge the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to work with vaccine manufacturers in order to develop a mechanism for...