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Language of Expected Results in Mission Statement

Fri, 11/20/2009 - 13:17 — acantelmi

Do I have to use the exact words "competence, performance, or patient outcomes" when defining the expected results in our program's mission statement?

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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • competence
  • compliance
  • Criterion 1
  • expected results
  • mission
  • Mission statement
  • patient outcomes
  • performance
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Explaining Knowledge, Competence, Performance, and Patient Outcomes

Fri, 11/20/2009 - 12:58 — acantelmi

What's the difference between "knowledge," "competence," "performance" and "patient outcomes"?
 
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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • competence
  • Criterion 2
  • designing for change
  • knowledge
  • needs
  • patient outcomes
  • performance
  • professional practice gaps
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Measuring Improvement Using Clinical Measures

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 20:34 — breakthrough

Victoria Street, Director of Education at the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), discusses a performance improvement-based CME initiative to address national performance measures with Murray Kopelow, ACCME Chief Executive. (Recorded May, 2009)

  • ACCME Interviews
  • activity planning
  • competence
  • Criterion 2
  • designing for change
  • evaluation
  • expected results
  • guidelines
  • Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)
  • knowledge
  • national data
  • patient outcomes
  • performance
  • Performance Improvement CME
  • performance measures
  • professional practice gaps
  • quality assurance
  • quality improvement
  • surveys
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Common Non-Compliance Issues

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 16:17 — breakthrough

What are the most common areas of Non-Compliance with the ACCME 2006 Accreditation Criteria?
 
 
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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • activity planning
  • commercial support
  • competence
  • conflict of interest
  • Criterion 11
  • Criterion 12
  • Criterion 2
  • Criterion 3
  • Criterion 7
  • Criterion 8
  • designing for change
  • disclosure
  • evaluation
  • expected results
  • independence
  • knowledge
  • needs
  • Needs assessment
  • noncompliance
  • Overall Program
  • patient outcomes
  • planners
  • professional practice gaps
  • relevant financial relationships
  • resolution of conflicts of interests
  • Standards for Commercial Support
  • written agreements
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Identifying Other Factors that Impact Patient Outcomes

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 16:03 — breakthrough

How can my learners benefit from the identification of "factors outside of the provider's control that impact on patient outcomes"?
 
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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • accreditation with commendation
  • activity planning
  • Criterion 18
  • factors outside provider’s control
  • patient outcomes
  • performance
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Designing for Change

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 15:58 — breakthrough

Can you explain how Criteria 2, 3, and 11 support CME activity planning to change competence, performance, or patient outcomes?
 
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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • activity planning
  • Criterion 11
  • Criterion 2
  • Criterion 3
  • designing for change
  • expected results
  • needs
  • objectives
  • patient outcomes
  • performance
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Professional Practice Gaps – Special Cases?

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 15:52 — breakthrough

What is the professional practice gap for education on a new medical device, or for morbidity/mortality conference and tumor boards?
 
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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • activity planning
  • Criterion 2
  • knowledge
  • Medical Devices
  • needs
  • patient outcomes
  • performance
  • professional practice gaps
  • Regularly Scheduled Series (RSS)
  • scope of practice
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Methods of Activity Evaluation

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 15:46 — breakthrough

How should I approach evaluating the effectiveness of a CME activity?
 
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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • competence
  • Criterion 11
  • designing for change
  • evaluation
  • expected results
  • outcomes
  • patient outcomes
  • performance
  • performance measures
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Analyzing Activities’ Impact

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 15:45 — breakthrough

What are the ACCME’s expectations for “analyzing changes” achieved as a result of the CME program’s activities?
 
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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • analyzes changes
  • competence
  • Criterion 1
  • Criterion 11
  • Criterion 3
  • designing for change
  • evaluation
  • expected results
  • Mission statement
  • patient outcomes
  • performance
  • Read more

Knowledge-Based CME Activities

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 15:03 — breakthrough

Are knowledge-based CME activities compliant with ACCME 2006 AccreditationCriteria requirements?
 
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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • activity planning
  • competence
  • Criterion 11
  • Criterion 2
  • Criterion 3
  • designing for change
  • knowledge
  • needs
  • patient outcomes
  • performance
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