Ethics Vignette IX: Scope of an EDX Physician in Patient Care

Description

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this monograph is to familiarize the reader with the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine’s (AANEM’s) Guidelines for Ethical Behavior Relating to Clinical Practice Issues in Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. By utilizing true clinical scenarios, specific application of the guidelines can be discussed. Upon completion of these vignettes, the participants will acquire skills to (1) discuss AANEM’s position statement on performance of an electrodiagnostic study, (2) explain AANEM’s position on billing for evaluation and management (E/M) codes on the same day as an electrodiagnostic study, and (3) describe the electrodiagnostic physicians relationship to the patient as it pertains to beneficence and nonmaleficence.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
The AANEM is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DISCLOSURE INFORMATION
All authors and planners of this activity had nothing to disclose.

CREDIT DESIGNATION
The AANEM designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Author

Raghav Govindarajan, MD

Summary


Availability:	On-Demand
	Expires on 05/01/2027


Cost:	FREE


Credit Offered:	1 CME Credit 1 CEU Credit