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Is additional documentation required for planning and implementing a Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Improvement Activity: Completion of an Accredited Safety or Quality Improvement Program?
For the accreditation process, there is no additional information that is required beyond what is required for any accredited CME activity. For reporting purposes, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expects that accredited providers, “define meaningful clinician participation… More
Is collaboration in the process of healthcare quality improvement in the Improves Healthcare Quality Criterion limited to a single institution where care is provided?
No, collaboration is not limited to a single institution. Collaboration can occur within, or in connection with, a healthcare institution such as a hospital or health system, but it can also occur more broadly across systems of care. The ACCME interprets "system performance" broadly and the CME… More
Is it acceptable for an accredited provider to include product-specific content in an activity based on the FDA Opioid Analgesics REMS blueprint?
Yes. There is no ACCME prohibition against including product-specific content in accredited CME. Accredited providers can develop and distribute product-specific content for activities based on the FDA blueprint for the Opioid Analgesics Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) because the… More
Is it acceptable for providers to develop CME activities based on the FDA blueprint for the Opioid Analgesics REMS?
Yes. Accredited CME providers can base their activities on the FDA blueprint and be in compliance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial SupportSM: Standards to Ensure Independence in CME Activities. As with any CME activity, accredited providers within the ACCME system must comply with the… More
Is it necessary to collect disclosure information on financial relationships from a speaker each and every time the speaker participates in a CME activity?
No. It is not necessary to collect disclosure information on relevant financial relationships from a speaker, planner, or author each and every time that individual has control over the content of a CME activity. SCS Element 2.1 requires that the provider be able to show the ACCME that everyone… More
Is reporting learner credit data an ACCME requirement?
Reporting learner credit data in ACCME’s Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS) is not required. It is an opportunity that has been made available through PARS for all accredited providers so that we can move the system forward to a digitized approach to reporting and… More
Is the Menu of Criteria for Accreditation with Commendation required to achieve accreditation within the ACCME system?
No. Achieving compliance with the menu of commendation criteria is optional for CME providers and is not required to achieve Accreditation. Providers will continue to achieve and retain Accreditation by demonstrating compliance with the following Accreditation Criteria: Mission, Program Analysis… More
Is there any requisite group size for a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Improvement Activity: Completion of an Accredited Safety or Quality Improvement Program?
No. Activities can be designed for a single clinician, a small team, a large group, or the entire membership of a professional society or community.
My organization is working with another ACCME accredited provider in co-sponsorship. Since the other provider's name does not appear in the accreditation statement, how can we acknowledge their involvement in the activity?
The decision regarding how you acknowledge their involvement or what words to use is up to you. See the ACCME's policies regarding the accreditation statement for a copy of the accreditation statement.