Does Your Provider Need CME's ? Part II

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Physicians - maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™our physician can receive the following:

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Reducing Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse: Protecting Practices and Patients CME

Shantanu Agrawal, MD; Peter Budetti, MD, JD; Mary Agnes Laureno

CME Released: 06/04/2012; Valid for credit through 06/04/2013

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This activity is intended for physicians engaged in inpatient or ambulatory care of Medicare fee-for-service patients.
The goal of this activity is to describe strategies the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have undertaken to reduce Medicare and Medicaid fraud while improving services for valid providers.
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Describe steps CMS and other agencies are taking to investigate suspected fraud and abuse
2. Review strategies that providers can use to reduce the risk of fraud and abuse for their practice and their patients

Faculty and Disclosures

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Medscape, LLC, encourages Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration, at first mention and where appropriate in the content.

Shantanu Agrawal, MD

Medical director, Center for Program Integrity, Centers for Medical & Medicaid Services, Washington DC
Disclosure: Shantanu Agrawal, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Dr Agrawal does not intend to discuss investigational drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics not approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

Dr Agrawal does not intend to discuss off-label uses of drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

Peter Budetti, MD, JD

Deputy administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Washington DC
Disclosure: Peter Budetti, MD, JD has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Dr Budetti does not intend to discuss investigational drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics not approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

Dr Budetti does not intend to discuss off-label uses of drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

Mary Agnes Laureno

Deputy director, Center for Program Integrity, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Washington DC
Disclosure: Mary Agnes Laureno has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Ms. Laureno does not intend to discuss investigational drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics not approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

Ms. Laureno does not intend to discuss off-label uses of drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

Jane Lowers

Group Scientific Director, Medscape, LLC
Disclosure: Jane Lowers has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Neil Chesanow

Senior Clinical Editor, Medscape, LLC
Disclosure: Neil Chesanow has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Nafeez Zawahir, MD

CME Clinical Director, Medscape, LLC
Disclosure: Nafeez Zawahir, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Instructions for Participation and Credit

There are no fees for participating in or receiving credit for this online educational activity. For information on applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board.

This activity is designed to be completed within the time designated on the title page; physicians should claim only those credits that reflect the time actually spent in the activity. To successfully earn credit, participants must complete the activity online during the valid credit period that is noted on the title page. To receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, you must receive a minimum score of 70% on the post-test.

Follow these steps to earn CME/CE credit*:

1. Read the target audience, learning objectives, and author disclosures.
2. Study the educational content online or printed out.
3. Online, choose the best answer to each test question. To receive a certificate, you must receive a passing score as designated at the top of the test. We encourage you to complete the Activity Evaluation to provide feedback for future programming.

You may now view or print the certificate from your CME/CE Tracker. You may print the certificate but you cannot alter it. Credits will be tallied in your CME/CE Tracker and archived for 6 years; at any point within this time period you can print out the tally as well as the certificates from the CME/CE Tracker.

*The credit that you receive is based on your user profile.