Criteria for Massachusetts Risk Management Credit
for Morbidity &Mortality Conferences and Other Regularly Scheduled Series
“Risk Management Study” must include instruction in medical malpractice prevention, such as risk
identification, patient safety and loss prevention, and may include instruction in any of the following
areas: medical ethics, quality assurance, medical-legal issues, patient relations, utilization review that
directly relates to quality assurance, and non-economic aspects of practice management. Risk
management includes study of the Board of Registration in Medicine’s Patient Care Assessment
Regulations (243 CMR 3.01 et seq.), but does not include study of its other regulations or its procedures
or operations.
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Continuing Medical Education Requirement for Physician License Renewal
To qualify for Risk Management credit for Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) or other Regularly
Scheduled Series (RSS), such as grand rounds, the Course Director shall ensure that all Risk
Management sessions:
•
•
•
•
Cover one or more Risk Management topics (See page 2)
Are pre-planned—presented cases must illustrate pre-planned topics.
State learner objectives for the session. (See Verb Worksheet and Writing Learner Objectives)
Are evaluated on an individual basis to:
1) Determine if the educational objectives were met;
2) Evaluate the quality of instruction;
3) Evaluate the relevance of the program to medical practice.
•
•
•
Include a moderator.
Present relevant research.
Include no more than three separate topics per hour.
Completed evaluation forms will provide this information. Use the standard Attendee Evaluation.
In order for your session or series to receive Risk Management credits, the following must be
executed:
1. Learner objectives must be session-specific. Please list these on the Monitor Verification
Form.
2. All Risk Management sessions must be evaluated either after each session or on a
quarterly basis. Please make note of this on the Monitor Verification Form.
RSS’s must meet the above criteria and be supported by appropriate documentation to receive risk
management credit. Typical RSS’s will not qualify for risk management credit if their subject matter
consists of individual, unrelated cases.
To obtain risk management credit for departmental M&M conferences or other RSS’s, please
contact the Office of Continuing Education at:
TUSM Office of Continuing Education, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111
TEL: (617)-636-6579; FAX: (617)-636-0314; EMAIL: med-oce@tufts.edu
04/2014
Page 1 of 2
Criteria for Massachusetts Risk Management Credit
for Morbidity &Mortality Conferences and Other Regularly Scheduled Series
MA Risk Management Study means instruction in medical malpractice prevention, such as risk
identification, patient safety, and medical error prevention. The following are eligible Risk
Management topics.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Risk identification
Patient safety
Loss prevention
Medical ethics
Quality assurance/quality improvement
Medical-legal issues
Patient relations
End of life care
Opioid and pain management
Utilization review that directly relates to quality assurance/quality improvement
Non-economic aspects of practice management
Study of MA Board of Registration in Medicine’s Patient Care Assessment Regulations
(243 CMR 3.01 et seq.), but not the study of its other regulations or its procedures or
operations
04/2014
Page 2 of 2