THE INNER WORKINGS of major pharmaceutical companies are complex labyrinths of philosophies, regulations, strategies, plans, politics, personnel, and departments. In these labyrinths, CME is given varying levels of attention and importance. Some...
ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2004, the updated Accreditation Council for CME Standards for Commercial Support were finally approved. The new Standards were the main topic at the recent AMA Conference on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration in Baltimore. Three...
“In my company, CME is now considered too risky. We're pulling back,” said a participant at the Pharmaceutical Alliance for CME breakout session at the American Medical Association's conference on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration, held in...
IF YOU'VE FOLLOWED this series so far, your CME unit has made assessing learner knowledge and performance improvement an important part of how you gauge the performance of your overall CME program. You're measuring the degree to which activity...
What some providers say they find particularly galling about Stark II is that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Medicaid/Medicare reimbursement policy is moving toward a “pay for performance” standard. This means that hospitals and...
FIRST, HAVE FAITH that the American Medical Association, the American Hospital Association, the Council of Medical Specialty Societies, the Alliance for CME, the Association of American Medical Colleges, and others will have the wisdom and the...