Rationale: Our shared goal is to improve the health of patients and their families. This criterion recognizes providers that demonstrate that the CME program contributed to improvements in health-related outcomes for patients or their communities.

Critical Elements:

• Collaborates in the process of improving patient or community health AND
• Demonstrates improvement in patient or community outcomes

The Standard:

• Demonstrate improvement in patient or community health in areas related to the CME program twice during the accreditation term.

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