About the Rule
The ACCME is looking for an active recognition of “desirable physician attributes” in the planning process (e.g., “We have planned to do a set of activities that touch on professionalism and communications to address our patients’ concerns that they are not receiving complete discharge instructions – which is the identified professional practice gap.”) The simple labeling of an activity with a competency is a start and provides the learner with information with which to choose an activity and potentially will be important for reporting purposes within Maintenance of Certification/Continuing Certification.
