Approach to CME

Our seminar is approved for 4 CEUs (continued educational units) by Medical Associations listed below.

Additional 12 CEUs are available with training materials at the seminar. In most cases, CEUs are accepted by your Medical Association even if it is not listed below.

Accreditations

• AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders) "This program has prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders for 4.0 C.E.U.'s. Granting of this approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the Academy of the program, content or the program sponsor." ID#DAC0427050432. (Seminar only.)

• ACMPE (American College of Medical Practice Executives) "This program may qualify for continuing education in the American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACPME). To apply for ACPME credit, submit the attached generic credit hour form with a copy of this program brochure." (Applies to all seminars and independent study programs offered by DAC.)

• AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association) "This program has been approved for 4 continuing education units for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)." (Same for Advanced Collections Independent Study - 12 CE contact hours.)

• CA-BRN (California Board of Registered Nursing) "Doctor's Assistance Corporation is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing as a CE provider. This course is approved for 4 CE contact hours." ID#CEP13850. (Same for Advanced Collections Independent Study - 12 CE contact hours.)

• HFMA (Healthcare Financial Management Association) "This course meets the requirements for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) hours for Certified Healthcare Financial Professionals (CHFP's)."

• FL-PTA (Florida Physical Therapy Association) "This program is approved by the Florida Physical Therapy Association for 5 CE contact hours. Accreditation of this course does not necessarily imply the FPTA supports the views of the presenter or sponsors." ID#RM5028614. (Same for Advanced Collections Independent Study - 12 CE contact hours - ID#CM5008847-12)

• KY-BD (Kentucky Board of Dentistry) "This course is approved for 4 CE contact hours by the Kentucky Board of Dentistry (#986) for all seminars held in the U.S." (Same for Advanced Collections Independent Study - 12 CE contact hours - #1042)

"This seminar awards 4 C.E. contact hours. "Certificates of Attendance" will be given at the conclusion of the seminar.

CME Needs

Doctor's Assistance Corporation identifies CME needs through the following process:

1. Needs Assessment Surveys are given to attendees at current workshops.
2. Seminar Evaluations are completed at the end of each workshop by participants.
3. Questions, comments and feedback are requested of participants at workshops.
4. Questions asked by potential participants prior to attendance are noted.
5. Current articles in professional medical journals (Medicare Bulletins, GHAA Newsletters, Marion Merrell Dow Managed Care Digest Update, and Managed Health Care, for example) are taken into consideration.
6. Doctor's Assistance Corporation assesses the needs of its participants on an ongoing basis in order to develop and offer workshops and educational materials which they will benefit from. The assessment process if as follows:
7. Needs assessment data is given to the Quality Assurance Director who evaluates, assimilates, and documents the data. Reports are given to the management team at bi-weekly management meetings.
8. The management team decides which topics represent the greatest need and warrant further research. Staff is appointed to research current information on specific topics to determine if there is sufficient information to warrant a seminar or manual, or if the information is minimal and can be included in a current seminar or manual.
9. If a seminar is warranted, staff is appointed to write a course syllabus and informational materials (workbook and/or manual).
10. The decision is then made to hire and train new seminar leaders or train existing seminar leaders on the new topic.
11. Seminar dates and cities are scheduled.
12. A mailing brochure is created, printed and mailed to all potential participants in that area.