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What steps should a provider take to ensure that our content can go on an online or social media platform?
Providers should ensure that the hosting platform is not an ineligible company, and will not:
- Track or manage learner information without the learners’ permission.
- Use learner information for subsequent targeted advertising without learners’ permission.
- Permit the… More
What types of accredited CME activities count as the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Improvement Activity: Completion of an Accredited Safety or Quality Improvement Program?
Any accredited CME activity can be offered, so long as it meets the expectations for the Completion of an Accredited Safety or Quality Improvement Program. There are no format limitations on these improvement activities.
What's the difference between "knowledge," "competence," "performance" and "patient outcomes"?
Accredited providers are required to understand the issues with knowledge or competence or performance that underlie a professional practice gap.
The first definition that’s important for the ACCME to share is that our use of competence is in the educational measurement term. Competence… More
When an accredited provider is working in joint providership, who needs to be part of a written agreement for commercial support and when must it be executed?
The ACCME expects that written agreements for commercial support will:
- be between the accredited provider and commercial supporter. - include the name of the joint provider or third party that would be receiving and disbursing the funds (when applicable). - be executed and agreed to by… More
When calculating the majority of learners whose performance improved for the Improves Performance Criterion, do all the learners have to be physicians?
No. The expectation of the Improves Performance Criterion is that the provider measures and demonstrates performance improvement for any learners (physicians or other learners) who participate in the accredited educational activities.
When calculating the size of our program to determine the standard for measuring compliance under the Menu of Criteria for Accreditation with Commendation, do we include the activities that we jointly provide with nonaccredited organizations?
Yes, the total number of activities you've provided across the term of accreditation (four or six years) includes both directly provided and jointly provided activities. It may be helpful to consider how some of your collaborations with joint providers could help you achieve some of the goals of… More
When is a company that is developing its first product considered to be an ineligible company?
As described in the Standards’ section on eligibility, a biomedical startup is considered an ineligible company if it has begun a governmental regulatory approval process.
… MoreWhere can advertising for ineligible companies appear related to educational events?
ACCME requires the separation of education from all promotional activities, materials and messages. Many providers create a print or text based document that goes along with an activity and provides information that is supplementary to the education content - like reproductions of slides,… More
Where can I find a learner’s certifying board ID number?
Your learners should be able to provide you with their certifying board ID number. If they do not know their ID, they can reach out to their specific certifying board to obtain it. Some of the boards have public look-up tools which CME providers can use to find this information as well.
… MoreWhere can I find information about eligibility for accreditation?
See Determining Your Eligibility for ACCME Accreditation for more information.