Non-traditional Funding
CME Enterprise is committed to and pursues a corporate strategy of diversified funding. Funding sources include, but are not limited to:- Commercial support from drug and device manufacturers
- Foundation grants
- Government grants and contracts
- Fee for service
- Specialty societies, hospitals, and medical school partnerships
- Tuition and registration fees
- Consultative services contracts
Best Practices in Collaboration
CME Enterprise collaborates and partners with a wide variety of stakeholders. In doing so, these relationships demonstrate mutual trust, transparency, communication, cooperation and the exchange of vital resources to complement and supplement the quality and integrity of all endeavors. CME Enterprise is committed to and actively participates in a culture of collaboration with all stakeholders.
Credentialing CME Professionals
CME Enterprise is committed to and supports the highest levels of professionalism and competence for its staff and the CME profession. CME Enterprise staff consistently serves as faculty, planners, and participants in virtually all the CME professional forums. These include, but are not limited to:
- CME summits
- CME congresses
- Alliance for CME conferences
- SACME conferences
- National Task Force conference on CME provider/industry collaboration
Moreover, CME Enterprise professionals have engaged in education and training sessions in:
- Educational planning, design, and delivery; evaluation and outcomes
- CME leadership and administration
- ACCME accreditation and surveyor training
- Project management
- Meeting planning
Generating Better Outcomes
CME Enterprise recognizes the importance of and is committed to achieving the desired results of all its endeavors. CME Enterprise is on the cutting edge of outcomes research and translating evidence into practice. Specific areas of expertise include, but are not limited to:
- Clinician self-assessment
- Quantitative measurable objectives
- Continuous performance improvement
- Physician performance improvement measures
- Clinical practice guidelines
- Pay-for-performance quality performance measures
- Joint Commission standards
- ACCME Essentials on continuous quality improvement