Upon completing the initial, reaccreditation or progress report process, your organization will receive an individualized ACCME decision. The decision is ACCME's formal notification to you of the accreditation status and term that your organization has been assigned. Your decision also summarizes ACCME's findings related to your compliance with the accreditation requirements.
Your ACCME decision will contain standard compliance language that describes the criteria for compliance with each requirement, and might also contain some specific language that explains ACCME's findings for some requirements.
CME providers that receive a decision of Probation or Nonaccreditation are entitled to participate in the ACCME’s Reconsideration and Appeals process.
The ACCME compiles data on compliance with each of its criteria and policies and analyzes this information to assess providers’ educational needs and develop strategies for improving the accreditation process.
Compliance Findings
For each applicable accreditation requirement, an accredited provider receives one of the following compliance findings:
The CME provider fulfilled the ACCME’s requirements for the specific criterion or policy.
The CME provider did not fulfill the ACCME’s requirements for the specific criterion or policy.
The CME provider was not required to comply with the specific criterion or policy. For example, initial applicants seeking to achieve Provisional Accreditation are not eligible to apply for Accreditation with Commendation, and would therefore receive a finding of "not applicable" all commendation criteria.
The CME provider chose not to submit documentation to demonstrate compliance with the ACCME’s Criteria for Commendation. Providers applying for full reaccreditation must meet the requirements of Core Accreditation Criteria, but are not required to demonstrate compliance with the Criteria for Commendation. If the CME provider chose not to submit documentation to demonstrate compliance for the Criteria for Commendation, the provider would receive a finding of “evidence not submitted” for those Criteria.