Overview

Most of the information required by PARS is automatically being tracked within the Rievent Platform. When activities are created, information related to accreditation is entered and maintained in the Rievent Platform database. Detailed participation data is also tracked and maintained as learners participate in activities. An ACCME PARS interface in the Rievent Platform allows you to add supplemental information, including financial data.

When you are ready to upload your data to PARS, you can access the ACCME Reports menu and select PARS Program Export to download the tab-delimited file, which can easily be edited (if needed) before uploading to the ACCME’s PARS system.

There are two different areas in the platform to access ACCME PARS information:

(1) The Program tab - The Rievent Platform automatically tracks PARS information for an activity; however, you can add additional PARS information to an activity to be included in the PARS export file (activity design characteristics, competencies, activity details, financial info, etc).

(2) The Reports tab - This is where you go to generate and download the PARS file (tab-delimited format). You can choose to download the file for an individual activity, or for all your activities at once.

ACCME PARS

• Adding PARS Information to an Activity
• Adding Financial Information to an Activity
• Exporting a PARS tab-delimited export for a Single Activity
• Exporting a PARS tab-delimited export for All Activities

MOC Web Service Integration with the ACCME

• What is the MOC Web Service Integration with the ACCME?
• Setting-up ACCME PARS Integrated MOC Reporting
• Re-submitting a Rejected Learner's MOCs Points to ACCME PARS

Adding PARS information to an Activity

1.  Select the activity from the Manage Your Program menu, then navigate to the Program tab and click the ACCME link.

2.  Next, complete the missing information on the PARS form. The Activity Title, Provider ID Title, Provider Activity ID, Activity Type, and Number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits fields will already be filled in for you.

3.  After completing all required fields, click the Save button.

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Adding PARS Financial Information for an Activity

1. From the Financials tab, click the Add Yearly Financials button. 

2.  Select the reporting year from the drop-down menu, then specify if any commercial support was received.

3.  If commercial support was received, complete the additional fields.  

4.  Next, add in any additional financials (optional).

5.  Finally, click the Save button when all required fields have been completed.

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Exporting a PARS File for a Single Activity

1.  First, select the activity from the Manage your Program menu, then click the Reports tab.

2.  Next, click the ACCME Reports tab and select a reporting year from the drop-down menu.

3.  Specify the date range for the data in PARS export. For the ACCME, this is expected to be January 1st and December 31st of the activity reporting year. The start year must also match the end year, as pictured below.

Click Export to generate and download the PARS file. 

5. Next, log into the ACCME PARS site and upload the file.

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Exporting a PARS File for All Activities

1.  With All Programs selected from the Manage your Program menu, navigate to the Reports tab.
 

2.  Next, click the Download tab and select a reporting year from the drop-down menu. 

3.  Specify the date range for the data in PARS export. For the ACCME, this is expected to be January 1st and December 31st of the activity reporting year. The start year must also match the end year, as pictured below.

Click Export to generate and download the PARS file.

5. Use Excel, or a similar spreadsheet application, to open the report and, if needed, make any changes to the data. 

6. Next, log into the ACCME PARS site and upload the file.

When uploading the file, the ACCME PARS site will automatically add to or modify existing information that may have been previously uploaded to the PARS site. Existing information that was uploaded to the PARS site will not be duplicated, only modified as needed.

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MOC Web Service Integration with the ACCME

Rievent offers an optional web service integration with ACCME PARS that automatically transmits MOC points. 

When a learner earns MOC credit for an activity, the credit type and amount are instantly transmitted to the ACCME as part of the Rievent activity fulfillment process. ACCME PARS then verifies the learner's name, ACCME number, and birthday, and if approved, sends the MOC points to the medical board for final verification and addition to the learner's credit history. Following the board review, the learner's record status will change to “accepted” or “rejected.” When a record is rejected, the provider will be notified by the board, and the reason for rejection will appear in PARS. Depending on the reason for rejection, you may be able to correct the data within the Rievent Platform and resubmit.

To see if any learner's MOC points have been rejected by ACCME PARS, check the Fulfillment tab for the desired activity. The Fulfillment tab is also available from ALL PROGRAMS view. 

Setting-up ACCME PARS Integrated MOC Reporting

The following steps (aside from creating the credit option) will need to be completed for any activity that is set up to offer MOC credit.

1. First, if you have not already, create a new credit option for MOC. 
2. With the activity selected, go the Program tab and navigate to the ACCME PARS link. Then click the MOC tab. 
   
   
   
   
   
3. Enter the ACCME Activity ID(s) and Reporting year(s). The ACCME requires separate registration and ACCME Activity ID for each calendar year of activity duration.
   
   
   
   
4. Select the ABMS Subspecialties. For ACCME PARS integrated MOC reporting, it is necessary to specify a "target audience", which refers to one or more subspecialties related to the ABMS board(s) for which credit is offered.
   
   
   
   
5. Click the Save button. 
   
   
   

Re-submitting a Rejected Learner's MOCs Points to ACCME PARS

When a record is rejected, the provider will be notified by the board, and the reason for rejection will appear in PARS. Depending on the reason for rejection, you may be able to correct the data within the Rievent Platform and resubmit.

1. Navigate to the Fulfillment tab. 
2. Select the learner record(s) to be resubmitted, then click Process Qualified.
   
   
3. Click Continue to resubmit the record(s).

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