title: The New CME: Focus Shifts to Improving Physician Performance.
abstract: The traditional method of physicians earning continuing medical education credits by attending a lecture or case conference, watching a webinar, or reading a journal article is being replaceed with performance improvement CME. Requiring a much greater level of physician involvement, it involves chart audits to measure current physician performance, followed by an intervention to change physician behavior. Performance is then remeasured to gauge the level of improvement.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ortolon
mesh_terms: D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians; D013781:Texas; D014481:United States