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Access to this online course is available from the date of purchase until the course expires on December 31, 2026. Credit must be claimed within that time period.
Registration required to claim CME credit.
Mayo Clinic Application of Quality Improvement: Tools and Methods – Silver Level Knowledge Assessment (formerly Applied Quality Essentials) is a learning and self-assessment activity which aims to evaluate the participant’s knowledge in quality improvement concepts and methods. This Silver Level Knowledge Assessment crosses all disciplines and clinical settings. The following key themes align with ABMS patient safety standards document and are incorporated in the questions and reference material for this module: patient safety, error identification, effect of systems, human factors, communication, culture of safety, methods and tools for evaluating quality and safety events. There are no prerequisites for this course. The module is offered as an online 30-question Pre-test (Test A) and 30-question Post-test (Test B). Test A and Test B are different versions each containing 30 distinct questions testing to the same concepts. The module can be taken as an open book test with an extensive, indexed Study Guide included. Education credit will be awarded if the participant achieves a score ≥80% correct answers on Pre-test (Test A-one chance) or Post-test (Test B-two chances). For Test A, the learner’s choices along with the correct answers for each question will be provided with an overall performance score and relevant references to educational content at the conclusion of the test. For Test B, the learner can choose to display whether the answer was correct or incorrect, with an overall performance score at the conclusion of the test.
Target Audience
This activity is designed for the physician, scientist, allied health staff and any others who have an interest in applying quality principles in the healthcare setting.
Learning Objectives
- Review the case for patient-centered quality and affordability.
- Apply systems and process thinking to work.
- Employ DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) framework as a structured approach for improvement.
- Select and use appropriate quality improvement tools within a DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) framework.
- Identify and measure gaps in quality.
- Apply process improvement principles.
Utilization of this Mayo Clinic online (enduring materials) course does not indicate nor guarantee competence or proficiency in the performance of any procedures which may be in this course.
Credit Statement(s):
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science 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.
AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this enduring material for a maximum of 10.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)
This activity contributes to the CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology™ (MOCA®) program, known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, www.theABA.org, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements.
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 10.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery’s Maintenance of Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABOS credit.
American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (ABOHNS)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn their required annual part II self-assessment credit in the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery’s Continuing Certification program (formerly known as MOC). It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of recognizing participation.
American Board of Pathology (ABPath)
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to 10.00 Lifelong Learning (Part II) points in the American Board of Pathology’s (ABPath) Continuing Certification (CC) Program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABPath credit.
American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 10.00 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology has reviewed the Mayo Clinic Application of Quality Improvement: Tools and Methods – Silver Level Knowledge Assessment and has approved this activity as part of a comprehensive Self-Assessment (SA) CME activity, which is mandated by the ABMS as a necessary component of Continuing Certification.
American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery’s Maintenance of Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABTS credit.
American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
Through the American Board of Medical Specialties (“ABMS”) ongoing commitment to increase access to practice relevant Continuing Certification Activities through the ABMS Continuing Certification Directory, Mayo Clinic Application of Quality Improvement: Tools and Methods Silver Level Knowledge Assessment has met the requirements as a Lifelong Learning CME Activity (apply toward general CME requirement) for the following ABMS Member Boards:
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Allergy and Immunology
Anesthesiology
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Family Medicine
Medical Genetics and Genomics
Nuclear Medicine
Ophthalmology
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Plastic Surgery
Preventive Medicine
Psychiatry and Neurology
Radiology
Thoracic Surgery
Urology
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Through an agreement between the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, medical practitioners participating in the Royal College MOC Program may record completion of accredited activities registered under the ACCME’s “CME in Support of MOC” program in Section 3 of the Royal College’s MOC Program.
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Available Credit
- 10.00 ABA
- 10.00 ABAI
- 10.00 ABCRS
- 10.00 ABFM
- 10.00 ABIM
- 10.00 ABMGG
- 10.00 ABNM
- 10.00 ABO
- 10.00 ABOS
- 10.00 ABOHNS
- 10.00 ABPath
- 10.00 ABPeds
- 10.00 ABPM
- 10.00 ABPMR
- 10.00 ABPN
- 10.00 ABPS
- 10.00 ABR
- 10.00 ABS
- 10.00 ABTS
- 10.00 ABU
- 10.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Price
Access to this online course is available from the date of purchase until the course expires on December 12, 2026. Credit must be claimed within that time period.
Registration required to claim CME credit.
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