What can I show the ACCME from my CME planning process to document compliance with ACCME's accreditation Criteria?
Reaccreditation Process
One of the parts that’s required in accreditation, accreditation by the ACCME, is that we look for verification of implementation of the Criteria. But we don’t want to turn accreditation into a documentation event. We want it to be...
The process of seeking first-time, or "initial" accreditation from the ACCME generally takes twelve to eighteen months. The reaccreditation...
Perspectives on Surveyors
In this video, Denny addresses the questions, "What have I learned as an ACCME Surveyor?" and "Who are ACCME Surveyors?" as well as offers advice for new ACCME...
What have I learned as an ACCME surveyor?
I’m the manager of accreditation development at the ACCME. I’ve been here for about ten years now. I’ve been surveying for about twenty years, probably have done 300...
Yes, PARS is now being used as a tool for providers to submit information during the accreditation...
The ACCME provides detailed instructions for submitting a self-study report during the accreditation process in the ACCME's Guide to the Accreditation Process. The most recent version of this guide can be...
Yes. PARS replaces the Excel spreadsheets ACCME used to collect activity data during the reaccreditation process, as well as the online Annual Reporting System that ACCME accredited providers used to submit their ACCME Annual...
No. For guidance on the nature of documentation that the ACCME will expect to review at the time of reaccreditation, please see the ACCME's performance-in-practice review requirements and instructions and...
This activity still needs to be available for review by the ACCME - even if it has been "retired." When an Internet CME activity is no longer available online, the accredited provider may submit the internet...
