The American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Physician Leadership Forum recently examined the value of CME to hospitals as a strategic resource for physician-hospital alignment. The report, “Continuing Medical Education as a Strategic Resource” provides an assessment of the value of CME, recommends ways to improve value, and identifies case examples of hospitals that are using CME to improve performance and align the delivery system. Specifically, the report recommends greater use of performance-based CME, more streamlined accreditation standards, broader sharing of best practices, increased communication between CME departments and senior leadership, and greater involvement of physician leaders as champions in CME as ways to improve the use of CME as a strategic resource for hospitals.
AHA members encouraged review of the accreditation standards for areas of improvement and simplification, broader sharing of best practices, increased communication between CME departments and senior leadership, and earlier and greater involvement of physician leaders as champions in CME as ways to improve the use of CME as a strategic resource for hospitals. Members recommended several areas for hospitals and health systems to encourage the use of CME, approaches for associations to increase access and awareness for CME and successful practices, and recommendations for the accreditation community.
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