Exam 1: Anesthesiologist Involvement in Screening Colonoscopy: Temporal Trends and Cost Implications...
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CME Activities–Exams 1 and 2 Shyam S. Varadarajulu, MD, Editor, CME Section CME Credits: The AGA Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The AGA Institute designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM . Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Faculty Disclosure: In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for Commercial Support of Continu- ing Medical Education, all faculty and planning partners must disclose any relevant financial relationship(s) or other relationship(s) held within the past 12 months. The AGA Institute implements a mechanism to identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to delivering the educational activity to learners. Instructions: Category 1 credit can be earned by reading the relevant articles and taking these CME examinations online at http://www.cghjour- nal.org/content/cme. Answers can be obtained online after completing the exam(s). Objectives: See article for specific learning objective. CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY 2012;10:e5– e7
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CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY 2012;10:e5–e7
CME Activities–Exams 1 and 2Shyam S. Varadarajulu, MD, Editor, CME Section
CME Credits:The AGA Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medicaleducation for physicians.The AGA Institute designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physiciansshould only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Faculty Disclosure:In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for Commercial Support of Continu-ing Medical Education, all faculty and planning partners must disclose any relevant financial relationship(s) or other relationship(s)held within the past 12 months. The AGA Institute implements a mechanism to identify and resolve all conflicts of interest priorto delivering the educational activity to learners.
Instructions:Category 1 credit can be earned by reading the relevant articles and taking these CME examinations online at http://www.cghjour-nal.org/content/cme. Answers can be obtained online after completing the exam(s).
Objectives:See article for specific learning objective.
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Exam 1: Anesthesiologist Involvement in ScreeningColonoscopy: Temporal Trends and Cost Implications in theMedicare Population
Test ID No.: 0145 Contact Hours: 1.0 Expiration Date: January 31, 2013
Question 1.
Involvement of an anesthesiologist in screening colonoscopyhas increased Medicare costs by:
Question 2.
Question 3.
Question 4.
a. 5%b. 20%c. 100%
d. No increaseAnesthesiologists are most involved with screening colonos-copy in which of the following places?
a. New Jerseyb. Californiac. Atlanta
d. New MexicoWhere is a majority of Medicare screening colonoscopy pro-cedures being performed?
a. Hospital settingb. Ambulatory surgical center
c. Office settingWhich category of health care providers is more likely toutilize anesthesiologists for performing screening colonoscopyprocedures in Medicare patients?
a. Gastroenterologistsb. Primary care physiciansc. Nurse practitioners
d. Surgeons
