The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to certify continuing medical education activities for physicians. When AMA PRA Category 1 credit™ is awarded by the HCA Healthcare Continental Division, the Division Office of Continuing Medical Education is required by accreditation standards to document program development and implementation, and to ensure that the activity meets all nationally established CME Guidelines. 

CME activities must be designed to change competence, performance, or patient outcomes as described in the CME mission statement (C1):

The mission of HCA Healthcare Continental Division Office of Continuing Medical Education is to support the professional development of physicians and other health care professionals through educational activities designed to change competence, performance and/or patient outcomes. 

Application Process:

Step 1 – Submit Application

To apply for CME certification, a completed application and supporting documentation are required and should be submitted as an electronic document. CME Staff involvement must be initiated, and application approval received in writing prior to the confirmation of faculty and final program development. A minimum of 30 days will be needed to review a completed application. Formal written approval by the CME office is required prior to advertising CME credit. The CME office staff is available to assist with questions about the application and to provide supporting materials. 

If you are applying for MOC credit, you will also have to complete the Application for MOC Part 2 Points: Lifelong Learning & Self-Assessment after completing the Credit Application.

Step 2 – Receive Notice of Approval

You will receive status updates on your application through this site. Updates will be sent to the email you used to complete this application. If any edits or additional information are needed, you will be informed via email and able to make changes from your profile.
 

Additional Information and Activity Guidelines

Requirements for submitting an Activity Development Form

- At least one of the HCA Healthcare Continental Division Office of Continuing Medical Education staff must be the Activity Director or significantly involved in the activity planning (and listed as a planning committee member).

- The appropriate Department Chair(s) must be notified and willing to endorse the activity.
 

Outcomes Measurement

Outcomes measurement is essential to the educational process. Every activity receiving Category 1 credit must be evaluated. Outcomes-based evaluation or measurement looks at impacts/benefits/changes to your attendees (as result
of your educational activity) during and/or after their participation in your activity. The following items must be components of any evaluation process:

- Participants must be requested to evaluate activity presentations and content in terms of stated practice gaps (need) and learning objectives. All feedback, written and verbal, should be assessed to determine if objectives were met.

- Changes in learners (competence, performance, or patient outcomes) achieved as a result of the overall program's activities/educational interventions.

- Participants must be requested to evaluate commercial bias in the delivery of educational content. Sample questions are available upon request.
 

Activity Marketing Announcements

Any announcement, if it references the maximum number of credits for which the provider has designated the activity, must clearly include the complete Accreditation and Certification statements (see below). Marketing may not be printed or distributed until written confirmation is received from Stacy Weiss, System Director, System Office of Continuing Medical Education & EMS Education that the activity has been approved for credit.

A Save the Date or preliminary announcement with no reference to CME may be released after approval from CME team. It is not permissible to state on any activity announcements that application has been made for Category 1 credit or that CME credit has been applied for or CME credit is pending. The final draft of all activity announcements must be reviewed and approved by CME Team before printing. 
 

Jointly Provided Activities

Please contact cme.healthonecares.com for specific requirements.

Please refer to the following websites for additional information

- Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education www.accme.org

- American Medical Association Information about AMA PRA Category 1 credit™ www.ama-assn.org
 

Step 3 – Submit Required Documents to your CME Contact

Click the links below to view what documents you will need to submit for CME Credit once you are approved.

If you are applying for MOC credit, you will also have to complete the Application for MOC Part 2 Points: Lifelong Learning & Self-Assessment after completing the Credit Application.