Information and updates on the rules, regulations, and codes that regulate continuing medical education (CME) and continuing professional development activities for physicians and other healthcare providers.
PART OF THE frustration of spending so much time and energy to create the perfect conference is felt when the curtain comes down and the show is over. All that work to create a meaningful connection with our attendees, but only for a fleeting...
AFTER THIS FALL'S firestorm over the initial conflicts-of-interest document released with the ACCME's new Standards for Commercial Support, I have a deep appreciation for both the difficulties and the benefits of using faculty with ties to pharma...
“Is the ACCME trying to put itself out of business?” commented one CME provider during the American Medical Association's conference on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration, held in September in Baltimore. During the conference, Murray Kopelow, MD...
THE INNER WORKINGS of major pharmaceutical companies are complex labyrinths of philosophies, regulations, strategies, plans, politics, personnel, and departments. In these labyrinths, CME is given varying levels of attention and importance. Some...
ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2004, the updated Accreditation Council for CME Standards for Commercial Support were finally approved. The new Standards were the main topic at the recent AMA Conference on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration in Baltimore. Three...
“In my company, CME is now considered too risky. We're pulling back,” said a participant at the Pharmaceutical Alliance for CME breakout session at the American Medical Association's conference on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration, held in...
IF YOU'VE FOLLOWED this series so far, your CME unit has made assessing learner knowledge and performance improvement an important part of how you gauge the performance of your overall CME program. You're measuring the degree to which activity...
What some providers say they find particularly galling about Stark II is that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Medicaid/Medicare reimbursement policy is moving toward a “pay for performance” standard. This means that hospitals and...
FIRST, HAVE FAITH that the American Medical Association, the American Hospital Association, the Council of Medical Specialty Societies, the Alliance for CME, the Association of American Medical Colleges, and others will have the wisdom and the...
