What is in this article?:
- How to Achieve ACCME Accreditation with Commendation
- Criterion 16: The provider operates in a manner that integrates CME into the process for improving professional practice.
- Criterion 17: The provider utilizes non-education strategies to enhance change as an adjunct to its activities/educational interventions (e.g., reminders, patient feedback).
- Criterion 19: The provider implements educational strategies to remove, overcome, or address barriers to physician change.
- Criterion 20: The provider builds bridges with other stakeholders through collaboration and cooperation.
- Criterion 21: The provider participates within an institutional or system framework for quality improvement.
- Criterion 22: The provider is positioned to influence the scope and content of activities/educational interventions.
Criterion 16: The provider operates in a manner that integrates CME into the process for improving professional practice.
➽ The ACCME has reached out to numerous government and health system organizations to facilitate the inclusion of accredited CME as a “bridge to quality” and as a strategic asset to their initiatives to improve physician practice. For example, the ACCME has worked with the Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Food and Drug Administration to position accredited CME as a strategic partner in their initiatives to improve prescriber practice in the area of substance abuse prevention, detection, and treatment.
➽ The ACCME produced the booklet and presentation, called “CME as a Bridge to Quality,” to encourage CME providers to demonstrate to their stakeholders how accredited CME supports improvements in physician practice and patient care.
