Activity Overview
RISE PerformanceImprovement is a three-stage performance improvement activity by whichevidence-based performance measures and quality improvement interventions / changesare used to help providers identify patient care areas for improvement andpositively change their performance.
Current RISE registry users will be able to assess their current qualitymeasure performance in their 2026 RISE dashboard, select measures in which theywould like to improve performance, implement changes within their practice for90 consecutive days to improve measure performance, and re-assess measureperformance to see if and how their performance changed.
Registrationis complimentary.
Target Audience
Rheumatologists and primary care providers; professionals interested or engaged inrheumatology research.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Assess their performance on quality measures and identifywhich measures need performance improvement
- Identify and implement change(s) in their practice toimprove their quality measure performance
- Assess their quality measure performance afterimplementing the change(s) and summarize the outcome that resulted fromimplementing the change(s)
CE & MOC Information
In support of improving patient care, the American College of Rheumatology 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.
Provider Number: 0003797
See the ACR's CE Mission Statement. For more information, download the AMA PRA Booklet.
Credit must be claimed by December 31, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET.
All participating healthcare professionals should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™: 20.00
- ABIM MOC: 20.00
AMA Designation Statement
The American College of Rheumatology designates this enduring material for a maximum of 20.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.MOC Recognition Statement: 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 20.00 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.
By completing this activity, you provide the ACR permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board.
After submitting a reflective statement with key takeaways from the activity, MOC points will be applied for ABIM diplomates to the ABIM diplomate number and date of birth provided when you registered. Points are sent nightly to ACCME and then transferred to the ABIM Physician Portal. Please allow at least 48 hours for points to display in the portal.
Faculty and Disclosures
ACR Disclosure Statement
It is thepolicy of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) to ensure that ContinuingMedical Education (CME) activities are independent and free of commercial bias.To ensure educational content is objective, balanced, and guarantee contentpresented is in the best interest of its learners and the public, the ACRrequires that everyone in a position to control educational content discloseall financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24months. An ineligible company is one whose primary business is producing,marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by oron patients. Examples can be found at accme.org.
In accordancewith the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in AccreditedContinuing Education, ACR has implemented mechanisms prior to the planning andimplementation of this CME activity to identify and mitigate all relevantfinancial relationships for all individuals in a position to control thecontent of this CME activity.
Natureof Financial Relationships
Allindividuals that participate in this activity and are able to change content orinfluence the content of the activity must disclose to the planning committeeand audience all financial or other relationships with ineligible companiesincluding, but not limited to:
1. Advisor or review panel member
2. Consultant
3. Employee
4. Officer or Board Member
5. Grant/research support
6. Speaker/honoraria includes speaker’s bureau, symposia, and expertwitness
7. Independent contractor
8. Executive role and/or ownership interest
9. Royalties and/or patent beneficiary
10. Intellectual property/patents
11. Stock options or bond holdings in a for-profit corporation orself-directed pension plan
12. Private investigator
13. Expert witness
14. Equity interest
15. Other: specify details
None:Has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies todisclose.
All participants that createdand/or were able to influence the content and delivery of this activity reportedthe following disclosures. All of the relevant financial relationships listedhave been mitigated. RISEPerformance Improvement 2025 Financial Relationship Disclosures
Acknowledgement Commercial Support
No commercial support was provided for thisactivity.
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Educational Activity Policies
See ACR educational activity policies,including the online enduring activity refund policy.
Use evidence-based performance measures and quality improvement interventions / changes to identify patient care areas for improvement. Stage C is the Re-Assessment.
Use evidence-based performance measures and quality improvement interventions / changes to identify patient care areas for improvement. Stage B is the Intervention Implementation.
Use evidence-based performance measures and quality improvement interventions / changes to identify patient care areas for improvement.
