ACCMERulesImproves Patient/Community Health

Rule

Improves Patient/Community Health

The provider demonstrates the impact of the CME program on patients or their communities.

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About the Rule

Rationale

Our shared goal is to improve the health of patients and their families. This criterion recognizes providers that demonstrate that the CME program contributed to improvements in health-related outcomes for patients or their communities.

Critical Elements

  • Collaborates in the process of improving patient or community health AND
  • Demonstrates improvement in patient or community outcomes

The Standard

  • Demonstrate improvement in patient or community health in areas related to the CME program twice during the accreditation term.

Key Concepts and Definitions

Definition: Patient or community health

The health characteristics or outcomes related to individuals or to groups of individuals within a geographic location, service area, or other grouping. Health and health outcomes can include incidence and/or prevalence of disease, mortality, vaccinations, nutrition, and social determinants (for example, healthy behaviors, safe environment).