It depends on the criterion. 

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

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

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). 

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

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.

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.

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