Nonphysicians are called “other learners.” This category includes activity participants other than MDs and DOs. Beginning with the 2015 reporting year, residents are no longer included in this category and are instead counted as...
Using the Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS)
Last Revised:
June 25, 2014
Published on:
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Last Revised:
November 3, 2016
Published on:
Monday, January 30, 2012
You are required to complete the following fields regarding commercial support at the individual CME activity level.
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Last Revised:
November 3, 2016
Published on:
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
An internet live course is an online course available at a certain time on a certain date and is only available in real-time, just as if it were a course held in...
Last Revised:
November 3, 2016
Published on:
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Learning from teaching is a descriptive label for a type of CME activity. (The identification of activity types by the ACCME serves to allow the ACCME to report data and information on the range of...
Last Revised:
June 26, 2014
Published on:
Friday, November 11, 2011
Physician participants are activity participants who are MDs or DOs. Through the 2014 reporting year, residents are not included in this category, but are included under nonphysician participants. Effective with the 2015 reporting...
Last Revised:
November 3, 2016
Published on:
Friday, November 11, 2011
An important concept in PARS is that of “open” and “closed” activities. Open activities are those that have a minimum set of data entered for them: specifically, activity name, activity type, activity date, and, if applicable,...
Last Revised:
November 3, 2016
Published on:
Friday, November 11, 2011
Report any in-kind (non-monetary) commercial support received for an activity by indicating the nature of the in-kind support. You should not estimate the dollar value of in...
Last Revised:
March 22, 2016
Published on:
Friday, November 11, 2011
A directly provided activity is one that is planned, implemented and evaluated by the accredited provider. Include co-provided activities (provided by two accredited providers) in this category if you are the...
Last Revised:
November 7, 2016
Published on:
Friday, November 11, 2011
The tab-delimited batch upload enables providers to export multiple activity records at one time into PARS. The tab-delimited batch upload process originates with the use of an MS Excel template which closely mirrors the CME...
Last Revised:
November 3, 2016
Published on:
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
A course is identified as a regularly scheduled series (RSS) when it is planned to have
- a series with multiple sessions that
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Last Revised:
November 11, 2011
If your organization assigns an internal code or identifier to each of its CME activities, you may enter it into this field.
The Provider Activity ID field is optional when entering single activities using the PARS...
Last Revised:
May 4, 2016
Internet searching and learning activities are based on a learner identifying a problem in practice and then accessing content in search of an answer from sources...
Last Revised:
November 11, 2011
Below is a list of the different CME activity types that can be reported in the PARS System. You can click on the name of any of these activity types for a definition and additional information:
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Last Revised:
November 11, 2011
Yes. Providers have the ability to download a file that contains all of their activity data by clicking on the "Download All Activities" link on the Activities tab in PARS. By clicking on this link, the data that your...
Last Revised:
November 11, 2011
No. The Excel template that the ACCME has published for use with the tab-delimited .txt file upload process cannot be used to add activities through an XML file upload in PARS.
In order to...
Last Revised:
November 11, 2011
There are three (3) components of your organization’s year-end reporting to the ACCME:
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Last Revised:
June 25, 2014
The Program Summary is a summary of financial data attributable to your entire CME Program for the year. For Reporting Years up to and including 2014, the Program Summary reflects two kinds of data:
... Last Revised:
June 25, 2014
Hours of instruction and AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ designated may be the same or may be different. Please refer to the ...
Test item writing is a CME activity based on a learner’s participation in the pre-publication development and review of any type...
Last Revised:
November 7, 2016
XML File Export: XML stands for eXtensible Markup Language, a Web standard that makes it easier for computer systems to exchange data over the Internet. In order to collect information in a manner that is...
Last Revised:
November 11, 2011
If you need to delete more than one activity at a time from PARS, you may do so by visiting the View Activities screen and selecting the applicable Reporting Year. Expand the list of either...
Last Revised:
November 11, 2011
The primary purpose of PARS is to provide a centralized system for the ACCME’s collection and management of activity and program data from its accredited CME providers. PARS will help the ACCME and providers demonstrate the size,...
Last Revised:
November 11, 2011
When you report Performance Improvement CME in PARS, count each learning project as one Performance Improvement CME activity, regardless of whether or not it is created for an individual physician, or group...
Last Revised:
November 3, 2016
The following fields are required to establish, or “open” an activity in PARS:
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An enduring material is a printed, recorded, or computer-presented CME activity that may be used over time at various locations and which, in itself, constitutes...