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A PI CME activity is a process by which evidence-based performance measures and quality improvement (QI) interventions are used to help physicians identify patient care areas for improvement and change their performance. This type of CME activity differs in structure from other CME learning models that may also use PI/QI data (e.g., live activities, enduring materials).
The accredited CME provider structures a PI CME activity as a 3-stage process by which a physician or group of physicians learns about specific performance measures, assesses their practice using the selected performance measures, implements interventions to improve performance related to these measures over a useful interval of time and then reassesses their practice using the same performance measures.
A PI CME activity may address any facet (structure, process or outcome) of a physician’s practice with direct implications for patient care.
To be certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, a PI CME activity must:
- Have an oversight mechanism that assures content integrity of the selected performance measures. If appropriate, these measures should be evidence based and well designed.
- Provide clear instruction to the physician that defines the educational process of the activity (documentation and timeline).
- Provide adequate background information so that physicians can identify and understand the performance measures that will guide their activity and the evidence base behind those measures (if applicable).
- Validate the depth of physician participation by a review of submitted PI CME activity documentation.
- Consist of the following three stages:
Stage A: Learning from current practice performance assessment Assess current practice using the identified performance measures, either through chart reviews or some other appropriate mechanism.
Stage B: Learning from the application of PI to patient care Implement the intervention(s) based on the results of the analysis, using suitable tracking tools. Participating physicians should receive guidance on appropriate parameters for applying the intervention(s).
Stage C: Learning from the evaluation of the PI CME effort Reassess and reflect on performance in practice measured after the implementation of the intervention(s), by comparing to the original assessment and using the same performance measures. Summarize any practice, process and/or outcome changes that resulted from conducting the PI CME activity.
Target Audience
MD and DO
Learning Objectives
1) To identify parts of suicide risk assessment that get commonly missed
2) To compare risk assessment documentation adequacy between different note types
3) To help guide future training offerings for suicide risk assessment
4) To assess improvement in documentation of different risk assessment areas
5) To identify areas of risk assessment documentation that still need improvement
6) To emphasize the importance of performing and documenting a thorough risk assessment for every patient
David L. Mintz, MD, is a staff psychiatrist who joined the Austen Riggs Center in 1996. He presently serves as the director of psychiatric education, the associate director of training, and as a team leader. He also is principal investigator for the research initiative in Psychodynamic Psychopharmacology. Dr. Mintz also coordinates the Elective in Psychodynamic Psychiatry at the Austen Riggs Center.
Vivian Chan, MD, is a Fellow in hospital-based psychotherapy and psychoanalytic studies at the Austen Riggs Center. Dr. Chan completed her psychiatry residency at the Mount Sinai Morningside West Hospital Centers, where she worked in various clinical settings, including an outpatient psychiatric center and intensive outpatient program. She complimented her psychotherapy training with further instruction at the Psychoanalytic Association of New York.
Marina Bayeva, MD, PHD, is the director of psychopharmacology and staff psychiatrist at the Austen Riggs Center. She has completed the Integrative Psychiatry Institute’s Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Training Program.
In support of improving patient care, The Austen Riggs Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team
Participants will claim the amount of CME equal to their level of course completion.
Each PI CME activity is designated for 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Physicians completing Stage A are awarded 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™; Stages A and B, 10 credits; A, B and C, 20 credits.
Available Credit
- 20.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
ACCME - As a Jointly Accredited Organization, The Austen Riggs Center, Inc. designates this learning activity for a maximum of 20.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.