CME Enterprise has fulfilled accreditation requirements set forth by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and is accredited as a provider of continuing medical education for physicians, effective through 2009. CME Enterprise attained exemplary status for three of the ten ACCME essential areas and elements:
1.1 Mission
2.2 Needs Assessments
2.4 Activity Evaluation
Independence
CME Enterprise, owned by DWA Healthcare Communications Group, is the first organization to be approved by the ACCME as an accredited provider that is separate from the commercial interest entity also owned by DWA Healthcare Communications Group.
With this distinction, CME Enterprise has no relationship with any corporate commercial interest, nor is it a commercial interest itself. CME Enterprise is in full compliance with:
- ACCME Standards for Commercial Support
- AMA Ethical Opinions on Gifts to Physicians
- PhRMA and AdvaMed Codes of Conduct
- FDA, OIG, HHS Regulations
- Stark I and II Regulations and all other federal and state laws garnering appropriate legal and ethical behavior germane to medical education
