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Where can I find information about the initial accreditation process?
See our information page for First Time Applicants Applying for Accreditation for more information.
Which definition of public or population health should providers use?
The ACCME does not require providers to use a particular definition of public or population health. As one suggestion, a 1988 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report offered a condensed definition of public health as “fulfilling society’s interest in assuring conditions in which people can be healthy… More
Which Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Improvement Activity is approved specifically for accredited CME?
The “Completion of an Accredited Safety or Quality Improvement Program” is the activity that ACCME submitted and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved as a MIPS Improvement Activity. This MIPS Improvement Activity is listed on the QPP website as Activity ID IA_PSPA_28,… More
Who are examples of "others" in control of content as described in Standard for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education Standard 3.1?
Standard 3.1 states that the provider must "Collect information from all planners, faculty, and others in control of educational content about all their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months."
If someone in connection to the activity has the… More
Who are the health professions students described in the Engages Students Criterion?
The term “health professions students” refers to students of any of the health professions (e.g, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, physician assistants, and others), across the continuum of healthcare education, including professional schools (e.g., nursing, medical, pharmacy schools) and graduate… More
Who can I contact for questions about accreditation for pharmacists?
The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education can be reached at 312-664-3575, or www.acpe-accredit.org.
Who can I contact for questions about nursing accreditation?
The American Nurses Credentialing Center can be reached at www.ana.org/ancc.
Who can I contact with questions about accreditation for family physicians?
The American Academy of Family Physicians can be reached at 866-274-7850 or cmea@aafp.org
Whose expenses can be paid for with commercial support?
Commercial support is used to underwrite the provider's expenses for developing and presenting an activity. Commercial support can be used to pay for the expenses of teachers and authors as well others who are engaged in the development of the activity for the provider.
Why am I unable to make changes to, or delete my MOC activity?
Once learner participation has been reported for a MOC activity, you will not be able to delete it. PARS also restricts certain changes from being made after learner participation has been reported.
If you need assistance making changes to your MOC activity, please contact the ACCME at… More