quality improvement
CME Designed to Impact Patient Outcomes
Fri, 06/17/2011 - 08:46 — mmartinDescription: Rick Kennison, DPM, President and General Manager of Peer-Point Medical Education Institute, LLC, talks with Steve Singer, PhD, ACCME's Director of Education and Outreach, about his organization's experience with planning and implementing CME activities designed to improve physician performance and patient outcomes.
ShareIntegrating CME with Quality Improvement and Promoting Physician Leadership
Mon, 12/06/2010 - 14:58 — mmartinDescription: Mike Horst, PhD, Director of Research and CME for Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, PA, talks with Steve Singer, ACCME's Director of Education and Outreach, about the successes and challenges of integrating education with Quality Improvement and Medical Staff Services at a state-accredited community hospital. As part of the discussion, Mike and Steve explore a physician leadership development course that his CME Department has developed and implemented.
Addressing Quality and Safety Challenges: Joint Commission Perspectives (Part 1 of 2)
Mon, 10/25/2010 - 11:06 — ekennedyDescription: An exploration of emerging issues in hospital accreditation, including quality and safety goals and accountability measures by Dr. Paul M. Schyve, Senior Vice-President of The Joint Commission, and ACCME Director of Education and Outreach, Dr. Steve Singer.
This video is the first one in a two-part series. You can access the second half of Dr. Schyve's interview at http://education.accme.org/video/joint-commission-erspectives-part-2.
Additional Resources:
1. Chassin et al. “Accountability Measures—Using Measurement to Promote Quality Improvement” from the 6/23/10 article in the New England Journal of Medicine - http://healthcarereform.nejm.org/?p=3580
2. Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare -
http://www.centerfortransforminghealthcare.org/projects/display.aspx?projectid=5
Handling Confidential Information in the Planning of CME Activities
Mon, 06/21/2010 - 07:25 — kswimmDescription: How should I handle planning activities using confidential information about patients, physicians or our organization?
Click here to download a transcript of this FAQ (PDF).
Communities of Practice: Strengthening Internal Initiatives (Part 2 of 3)
Mon, 10/19/2009 - 07:55 — acantelmiDescription: Dick Berger, Dean of the Mayo School of Continuing Professional Development, and Todd Dorman, Associate Dean and Director of CME at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, speak with Murray Kopelow, ACCME’s Chief Executive, about Community of Practice initiatives involving CME and other stakeholders within their respective organizations. (Part 2 of 3, Recorded August, 2009)
Communities of Practice: Working Beyond Organizational Borders (Part 1 of 3)
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 11:39 — accmeadminDescription: Murray Kopelow, ACCME’s Chief Executive, discusses Communities of Practice in CME with Barbara Barnes, Associate Dean of CME at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Morris Blachman, Assistant Dean of CME and Faculty Development at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. Both Drs. Barnes and Blachman discuss strategies for successful planning and implementation of collaborative CME efforts within their respective states. (Part 1 of 3, Recorded August, 2009)
Assembling a State-wide Partnership to Address Quality Improvement
Tue, 08/04/2009 - 12:52 — accmeadminDescription: Rosalie Phillips, Executive Director of the Tufts Healthcare Institute, talks with Murray Kopelow, ACCME Chief Executive, about a regional initiative for improving care and the process of assembling a team of collaborators. (Recorded May, 2009)
Measuring Improvement Using Clinical Measures
Thu, 06/04/2009 - 20:34 — breakthroughDescription: 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)
Implementing Big Change in a Small Community Hospital
Thu, 06/04/2009 - 20:16 — breakthroughDescription: Michael Romano, Vice President of Medical Affairs at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa speaks candidly with Murray Kopelow, ACCME Chief Executive, about challenges and opportunities for changing physician performance with CME.
Criteria Overview
Thu, 06/04/2009 - 16:14 — breakthroughDescription: How would you explain the ACCME 2006 Accreditation Criteria for accredited CME in general terms?
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Engaging Quality Improvement
Thu, 06/04/2009 - 16:00 — breakthroughDescription: Why should providers engage within a system or framework for quality improvement?
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Improving Professional Practice
Thu, 06/04/2009 - 15:59 — breakthroughDescription: Can you explain how a provider may “operate in a manner that integrates CME in to the process for improving professional practice"?
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