Performance Improvement Continuing Medical Education (PI CME)

Performance Improvement Continuing Medical Education (PI CME) was introduced by the American Medical Association (AMA) in 2005. It is a process designed as a nationally standardized CME format to help healthcare professionals evaluate their current practice and improve their clinical processes and patient outcomes.

In this Performance Improvement CME activity, you will evaluate the performance in your own practice, develop and implement a plan for improving performance, and then re-evaluate your practice's performance on the selected quality measures. The program is a 3 stage process:

Stage A: Learning from Current Practice Performance Assessment (up to 5 hours of credit)

Stage B: Learning From the Application of Performance Improvement to Patient Care (up to 5 hours of credit)

Stage C: Learning From Evaluation of the Performance Improvement Effort (up to 5 hours of credit)

Bonus Credit: Physicians completing, in sequence, all three Stages (A through C) of a structured PI activity may receive an additional five (5) credits, for a maximum of twenty (20) credits per activity.

PI CME: Stroke Prevention In Atrial Fibrillation

In the United States an estimated 2.3 million individuals are currently affected by Atrial fibrillation (AF). It has been projected that by the year 2050 more than 5.6 million to nearly 16 million Americans will be affected by AF. Of particular concern is the association between AF, stroke and thromboembolism. AF has been associated with 15% of all strokes and with 36% of strokes in patients older than 80 years of age. This data suggests that the early identification and intervention in patients with AF at risk for stroke is crucial for improving outcomes.

20 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™

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PI CME: Improving Outcomes in the Hospitalized Patient with Hyponatremia

This activity is developed in collaboration with the Society of Hospital Medicine. It is designed to help practitioners evaluate their clinical processes within hyponatremia care. Practitioners will learn to implement guideline-approved processes of care for hyponatremia patients, with special emphasis on risk stratification and identification of patients with t risk for the condition.

20 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™

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