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Can we include advertising in a printed or digital handout that contains abstracts if we don't provide CME credit for the abstracts?
It would depend on what the handout, with abstracts, is used for in relation to the CME activity. If the abstracts are referenced during the activity or serve as a component of the content, then there can be no advertising in the handout. If the abstracts are not referenced as part of the CME… More
Can we use courses planned by nurses and delivered only to nurses to meet the expectations of the Engages Teams Criterion?
No. The Engages Teams Criterion rewards interprofessional continuing education (IPCE), where representatives from at least two professions— representative of the target audience for the activity—are included as planners and faculty.
Can we use tabs, links, or other electronic mechanisms to transmit disclosure information to learners as required by Standards for Integrity and Independence 3.5 and 4.4.
Yes. Providers can use tabs, links, or other electronic mechanisms to make disclosure information available to learners. Regardless of the method of disclosure, all required ACCME information specified in Standards for Integrity and Independence 3.5 and 4.4. must be transmitted to the learner… More
Can you explain how providers "demonstrate healthcare quality improvement" in the Improves Healthcare Quality Criterion?
Healthcare quality improvement refers to improvements in clinical care processes or systems. The provider would be expected to describe and provide data that demonstrates the healthcare quality improvement achieved with the support of its collaboration.
Can you explain how the standard for meeting compliance for the Menu of Criteria for Accreditation with Commendation is applied? What is the meaning of “attestations,” “submitting evidence at review,” and “examples and descriptions?”
The standard describes the ways providers will be expected to demonstrate compliance with the menu of new criteria:
- Attestations: For criteria requiring attestations, providers will need to attest to meeting the criterion in 10% of activities during the accreditation term—this… More
Can you explain what “patient/public representatives as faculty/planners” means in the Engages Patients/Public Criterion?
The Engages Patients/Public Criterion encourages the accredited provider to utilize patients, their families, and other members of the public as planners and faculty members in accredited CME. Providers have broad latitude in how they define the roles of planners and faculty – as appropriate to… More
Can you give some examples of reflective statements for live activities that have been working?
The ACCME has created a list of example evaluation methods providers could choose to use that would meet MOC requirements for the boards. This document contains several different case examples of how reflective statements could be integrated into an activity.
Can you provide some examples of the improvement-based CME that would count as a Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Improvement Activity?
Here are some examples of accredited CME activities that meet the expectations for the “Completion of an Accredited Safety or Quality Improvement Program” MIPS Improvement Activity:
- Our clinicians complete a self-evaluation each year and we ask them to identify an area for growth. We… More