Legislators Join the “Keep the CME Exemption” Chorus
Sep 25, 2014
This past month more than 800 individuals and 200-plus organizations voiced their concerns with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposal to eliminate the exemption under Open Payments reporting for accredited continuing medical edu...
How continuing medical education can help doctors improve patient outcomes
CME: A Platform for Quality
Sep 17, 2014
The National Quality Strategy (NQS), a product of the Affordable Care Act, is the next logical step for certified continuing medical education, which historically has focused on addressing gaps in physician knowledge and competence, patient care...
10 Ways to Drive Registration through Your Web Site
10 Ways to Drive Registration through Your Web Site
Sep 11, 2014
Elena Werth, client services manager, Cvent, explored what she called her 10 Commandments for user-friendly Web sites at her company’s Association Meetings Summit, held in June in Las Vegas. Here are her suggestions for things you can do...
820 Commenters Tell CMS to Keep CME Exemption
Sep 09, 2014
Those who submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ proposal to drop its exclusion of continuing medical education from Open Payments physician spend-tracking and reporting requirements overwhelmingly favor either...
Beyond RevPAR: Here Comes ProPAR!
Beyond RevPAR: Here Comes ProPAR!
Sep 08, 2014
Just when you thought you’d learned all about what revenue managers are thinking when your RFPs land on their desks, along comes an article titled "Sea Change" in the September issue of Hotels magazine that turns the topic on its...
The DIY Movement’s Answer to CME Provider Meetings
The DIY Movement’s Answer to CME Provider Meetings
Sep 08, 2014
Derek Warnick, continuing healthcare education professional, founder of CMEpalooza, and long-time advocate of the use of social media and progressive technologies by the CME community., MSPT, a continuing medical education specialist who now hang...
Dynamic Pricing: New Negotiation Tactic
Dynamic Pricing: New Negotiation Tactic
Sep 07, 2014
Ever on the cutting edge of the planner/hotelier relationship, MGM Resorts’ Michael Dominguez is working with meeting clients on a contract idea that could solve a big problem for each side. It helps hotels maximize revenue on available...
ACCME Goes Global
ACCME Goes Global
Sep 04, 2014
The Accreditation Council for continuing medical education recently announced that CME providers outside the United States can apply for accreditation through the same process used by U.S. providers. It made this possible by removing language fro...
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