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October 25, 2000
JAMA. 2000;284:2125-2126.
Physicians in the United States, Canada, and Mexico
Physicians with current and valid licenses in the United States, Canada, or Mexico who read any 3 of the selected continuing medical education (CME) articles in this issue of JAMA, complete the CME Evaluation Form, and fax it to the number or mail it to the address at the bottom of the CME Evaluation Form are eligible for category 1 CME credit. There is no charge.
The American Medical Association (AMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor CME for physicians. The AMA designates this educational activity for up to 1 hour of category 1 CME credit per JAMA issue toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award (PRA). Each physician should claim for credit only those hours that were actually spent in this educational activity.
Physicians in Other Countries
Physicians with current and valid licenses in the United States, Mexico, or Canada are eligible for CME credit even if they live or practice in other countries. Physicians licensed in other countries are also welcome to participate in this CME activity. However, the PRA is available only to physicians licensed in the United States, Canada, or Mexico.
Earning Credit and the CME Evaluation Form
To earn credit, read 3 of the articles listed below that are designated for CME credit carefully and complete the CME Evaluation Form. The CME Evaluation Form must be submitted within 1 month of the issue date. A certificate awarding 1 hour of category 1 CME credit will be faxed or mailed to you; it is then your responsibility to maintain a record of credit received.
One of our goals is to assess continually the educational needs of our readers so we may enhance the educational effectiveness of JAMA. To achieve this goal, we need your help. You must complete the CME Evaluation Form to receive credit.
Statement of Educational Purpose
JAMA is a general medical journal. Its mission and educational purpose is to promote the science and art of medicine and the betterment of the public health. A flexible curriculum of article topics is developed annually by THE JOURNAL's editorial board and is then supplemented throughout the year with information gained from readers, authors, reviewers, and editors. To accommodate the diversity of practice types within JAMA's readership, the Reader's Choice CME activity allows readers, as adult learners, to determine their own educational needs and to assist the editors in addressing their needs in future issues.
Readers of JAMA should be able to attain the following educational objectives: (1) select and read at least 3 articles in 1 issue to gain new medical information on topics of particular interest to them as physicians, (2) assess the articles' value to them as practicing physicians, and (3) think carefully about how this new information may influence their own practices. The educational objective for each CME article is given after the article title below.
CME Articles in This Issue of JAMA
The following articles in this issue may be read for CME credit:
Access to Health Care for the Rural Elderly (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn about the demographics and unique issues of health care for the rural elderly in the United States.
Unmet Health Needs of Uninsured Adults in the United States (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that uninsured adults may be more likely than insured adults to have unmet health needs.
Comprehensive Follow-up Care and Life-Threatening Illnesses Among High-Risk Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that comprehensive follow-up care may be a cost-effective method to reduce life-threatening illness among high-risk inner-city infants.
Primary Care Safety-Net Delivery Sites in the United States: A Comparison of Community Health Centers, Hospital Outpatient Departments, and Physicians' Offices (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn the functions and limitations of aspects of the US primary care safety net.
State Scholarship, Loan Forgiveness, and Related Programs: The Unheralded Safety Net (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that state programs have created a large, obligated primary care workforce for their underserved communities.
Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Services Under the Oregon Health Plan (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that access to substance abuse treatment may increase under Medicaid managed care.
Transforming Insurance Coverage Into Quality Health Care: Voltage Drops From Potential to Delivered Quality (SEE ARTICLE)
Educational Objective: To learn that insurance coverage may not guarantee high-quality health care.
After reading 3 of these articles, complete the CME Evaluation Form.
RELATED ARTICLES
Access to Health Care for the Rural Elderly
Thomas C. Rosenthal and Chester Fox
JAMA. 2000;284(16):2034-2036.
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Unmet Health Needs of Uninsured Adults in the United States
John Z. Ayanian, Joel S. Weissman, Eric C. Schneider, Jack A. Ginsburg, and Alan M. Zaslavsky
JAMA. 2000;284(16):2061-2069.
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Comprehensive Follow-up Care and Life-Threatening Illnesses Among High-Risk Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial
R. Sue Broyles, Jon E. Tyson, Elizabeth T. Heyne, Roy J. Heyne, Jackie F. Hickman, Michael Swint, Sally S. Adams, Linda A. West, Nancy Pomeroy, Patricia J. Hicks, and Chul Ahn
JAMA. 2000;284(16):2070-2076.
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Primary Care Safety-Net Delivery Sites in the United States: A Comparison of Community Health Centers, Hospital Outpatient Departments, and Physicians' Offices
Christopher B. Forrest and Ellen-Marie Whelan
JAMA. 2000;284(16):2077-2083.
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State Scholarship, Loan Forgiveness, and Related Programs: The Unheralded Safety Net
Donald E. Pathman, Donald H. Taylor, Jr, Thomas R. Konrad, Tonya S. King, Tyndall Harris, Tim M. Henderson, James D. Bernstein, Thomas Tucker, Kathleen D. Crook, Cora Spaulding, and Gary G. Koch
JAMA. 2000;284(16):2084-2092.
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Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Services Under the Oregon Health Plan
Dennis D. Deck, Bentson H. McFarland, Jessica M. Titus, Katherine E. Laws, and Roy M. Gabriel
JAMA. 2000;284(16):2093-2099.
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Transforming Insurance Coverage Into Quality Health Care: Voltage Drops From Potential to Delivered Quality
John M. Eisenberg and Elaine J. Power
JAMA. 2000;284(16):2100-2107.
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