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What is the CME Passport provider mark?
Accredited providers that are currently entering learner credit data in ACCME’s Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS) can download and use the CME Passport provider mark to help promote this service to their physician learners. Download and learn how to use the mark… More
What is the difference between direct providership and joint providership of activities?
A directly provided activity is one that is planned, implemented and evaluated by the accredited provider. Include co-provided activities (provided by two accredited providers) in this category if you are the accredited provider awarding the credit. In contrast, a jointly provided activity is… More
What is the due date for submitting participant data for MOC activities?
We encourage CME providers to submit participant data as soon as possible after the activity or evaluation component has been completed, so that points earned will reflect in the physician’s records. Accredited providers are asked to submit learner completion data to PARS within 30 days of the… More
What is the Program Summary?
The Program Summary is a summary of financial resources available to your Program of CME/CE. Report data for the most recent 12-month period you have available. If your organization is the accredited provider for a jointly provided activity, you are required to report the same financial data… More
What kind of activity formats can be reported in PARS?
You can click on the name of any of these activity formats for a definition and additional information on how to report learners:
- Live Course
- Regularly Scheduled Series
- Enduring Material
- Journal CME/CE
- Manuscript Review
- Test-Item… More
What kinds of educational outcomes count for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Improvement Activity: Completion of an Accredited Safety or Quality Improvement Program?
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expects that Completion of an Accredited Safety or Quality Improvement Program “include data collection and analysis of performance data to assess the impact of the interventions.” As the accredited CME provider, you can determine what… More
What kinds of evaluations can I use?
Participating certifying boards and ACCME share the expectation that accredited providers evaluate the impact of their activities on learners’ knowledge, strategies/skills, performance, and/or patient outcomes (Analyzes Change).
The ACCME has a list of example evaluation methods available… More
What measures will the ACCME accept as evidence of the improvement of healthcare quality for the Improves Healthcare Quality Criterion? Do the measures need to be evidence-based?
The Improves Healthcare Quality Criterion is an opportunity for ACCME to recognize and reward the contribution of a provider’s CME program to improving care processes and system performance. The provider can use quality measures that are validated by outside sources and/or measures that are… More
What methods can I use to register an activity for MOC in PARS?
There are four options available to register a CME activity for MOC in PARS:
- Entering the activity manually in the PARS interface and completing additional fields required to register the activity for MOC.
- Using the Excel batch activity upload method, including the… More
What resources are available to help me better understand the impact of the simplified and aligned expectations for accredited CME activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(TM) for my organization?
More information about the AMA/ACCME alignment can be found on the AMA Alignment page. You can also read more in our policy, CME Content and the American Medical Association Physician's Recognition Award.
Furthermore, you can find pertinent questions and answers about the AMA/ACCME… More