Continuing Education

The fields of medicine and science never stop moving forward—and neither should physicians. Aspiring physicians spend four years in medical school and three to five years in residency training. For the rest of their careers, physicians rely on accredited continuing medical education (CME) as one of the support systems that helps them drive improvements in practice and optimize the care, health, and wellness of patients.

Accredited CME addresses every medical specialty, covering the full range of topics important to healthcare improvement. Whether physicians work in clinical care, research, healthcare administration, executive leadership, or other areas of medicine, accredited CME is designed to be relevant to their needs, practice-based, and effective.

Participation in accredited CME helps physicians meet requirements for maintenance of licensure, maintenance of certification, credentialing, membership in professional societies, and other professional privileges.1

Physicians are eligible to receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ as follows:

• Performance Improvement Continuing Medical Education (PI CME)

  • Physicians who successfully complete Stages A, B and C will receive 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for CME for each cycle.

• Practice-based Performance Improvement Continuing Medical Education

  • Practice level performance data may be used to successfully complete Stages A and C in order to support achievement of the requirements for individual physicians receive up to 20 AMA PRA Category I Credits™ for CME. (2)

  • Please contact us for additional information regarding eligibility for your practice.

• Activity only CME

  • Physicians who do not wish to participate in the PI CME process may receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for CME commensurate with successful completion.

Allied Health Professionals

Allied health professionals including physician assistants, nurse practitioners and pharmacists may receive Continuing Education (CE) credit upon successful completion of the educational activities. The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) recognize professional education activities from ACCME providers as equivalent credit. Registered Nurse Practitioners will receive CE credits commensurate with successful completion of the online module(s).

Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the NCQA. The NCQA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians and continuing education in partnership with the AANP, AAPA and the ACPE for allied health professionals.

1. https://www.accme.org/why-accredited-CME-matters

2. https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/2019-09/picme-faq.pdf