Continuing education

Why does continuing education matter?

Continuing education encourages you to keep learning, improving and seeking best practices. Demonstrate personal and professional development and stay up to date with changes in the medical practice management field.

How do you earn it?

MGMA-ACMPE recognizes that numerous activities contribute to your professional growth and management effectiveness. Continuing education hours are granted for programs that include relevant content aimed at improving your management competence and medical practice management knowledge. You may receive credit for continuing education taken within one month prior to your Nominee acceptance date.

You can receive ACMPE credit hours for:

• Educational programs (e.g., MGMA and non-MGMA conferences, seminars, webinars or online courses)
• College/university course work and independent study courses
• Authorship of published articles, books and chapters
• Authorship of published web course content
• Book editorship
• Formal, face-to-face and webinar presentations at least 30 minutes in length
• Participation in distance-learning programs (e.g., audio conferences, self-study, Internet courses) that include the opportunity for interaction and feedback
• Poster presentations
• Survey participation and questionnaire 
• MGMA Connexion magazine article assessments  
• Executive View – Article: "What the heck of value based healthcare anyway?"  | Take the assessment  
• Body of Knowledge quiz – 100 questions weighted by domain in the same manner as the ACMPE objective exam. Take the quiz.  
• Professionalism assessment 
• Check out these other inexpensive continuing education options.  

What does the requirement mean for nominees, CMPEs and Fellows?

• A cumulative total of 50 credit hours must be reached for advancement to CMPE, assuming that all the other requirements have been completed.
• Once you have advanced to Certified or Fellow member status, you must earn and submit 50 hours of qualifying credit hours every three years.
• All members are on the same three-year cycle; the current cycle began Jan. 1, 2013, and concludes Dec. 31, 2015.
• MGMA-ACMPE will calculate a prorated requirement for Certified Members who advance after the beginning of a cycle.
• Be sure to check your transcript regularly to see how many hours you still need to fulfill.

How do you log your ACMPE credit hours?

View your online transcript and log your hours today.