National Faculty Education Initiative (NFEI)

The Alliance for CME (Alliance) and the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME), in collaboration with the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC), have launched the National Faculty Education Initiative (NFEI).

We are delighted to inform you that the NFEI's online training course on the differences between certified CME and promotional activities, as well as the robust verification database, are experiencing heightened attention, increased physician participation, and widespread endorsement by various professional organizations within the healthcare community.

If you have not yet visited the site, we invite you to learn more about this innovative education program at http://www.NFEInitiative.org.

Regulations and Regulators

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
http://www.accme.org/

ACCME Standards for Commercial Support
http://www.accme.org/dir_docs/doc_upload/68b2902a-fb73-44d1-8725-80a1504e520c_uploaddocument.pdf

ACCME Accreditation Policies
http://www.accme.org/dir_docs/doc_upload/8f4b847a-5917-4e4f-ae5f-ca0dc231dda7_uploaddocument.pdf

Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
http://www.oig.hhs.gov/

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
http://www.fda.gov/

Joint Commission on Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
http://www.jointcommission.org/

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
http://www.cms.gov/

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
http://www.nih.gov/

National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)
http://www.nbme.org/

Needs Assessments Resources and Databases

Research and Development Resource Base
http://www.rdrb.utoronto.ca/

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
http://www.ahrq.gov/

CDC National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

Pennsylvania Health Care Quality Alliance
http://www.phcqa.org/

Hospital Quality Alliance
http://www.hospitalqualityalliance.org/

CMS: Hospital Quality Initiative/ HCAHPS: Patients' Perspective of Care Survey
http://www.cms.gov/HospitalQualityInits/30_HospitalHCAHPS.asp

HCAHPS findings
http://www.hcahpsonline.org/executive_insight/default.aspx#results

National Quality Forum
http://www.qualityforum.org/Home.aspx

Continuing Medical Education and Improvement (CE/PI) - AAMC
https://www.aamc.org/initiatives/54254/cme/