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Can I use the same content repeated at different times for different groups of learners to count towards meeting the critical elements and standards in the commendation criteria?

It depends on the criterion. 

Frequency: Some of the criteria standards require that providers attest to meeting the criterion in a number or… More

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What measures will the ACCME accept as evidence of the improvement of healthcare quality for the Improves Healthcare Quality Criterion? Do the measures need to be evidence-based?

The Improves Healthcare Quality Criterion is an opportunity for ACCME to recognize and reward the contribution of a provider’s CME program to improving care processes and system performance. The provider can use quality measures that are validated by outside sources and/or measures that are… More

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If our organization meets the expectations of the Improves Healthcare Quality Criterion, does that automatically mean we've met the expectations of the Improves Performance Criterion?

Not necessarily. Strategies to meet the expectations of the Improves Healthcare Quality Criterion do not necessarily include the demonstration of improved learner performance of (the Improves Performance Criterion). 

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Is collaboration in the process of healthcare quality improvement in the Improves Healthcare Quality Criterion limited to a single institution where care is provided?

No, collaboration is not limited to a single institution. Collaboration can occur within, or in connection with, a healthcare institution such as a hospital or health system, but it can also occur more broadly across systems of care. The ACCME interprets "system performance" broadly and the CME… More

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Can you explain how providers "demonstrate healthcare quality improvement" in the Improves Healthcare Quality Criterion?

Healthcare quality improvement refers to improvements in clinical care processes or systems. The provider would be expected to describe and provide data that demonstrates the healthcare quality improvement achieved with the support of its collaboration.

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Can compliance with the Improves Healthcare Quality Criterion be achieved at the activity level?

Yes. You would need to show that, through your CME activities, you are collaborating in the process of healthcare quality improvement and demonstrate that the activity/activities resulted in healthcare quality improvement at least twice during the accreditation term.

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What is considered "healthcare quality improvement" in the Improves Healthcare Quality Criterion?

Healthcare quality improvement refers to improvements in clinical care processes or systems.

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