CME, CNE & CPE Credit Services for Health Organizations

Offer Accredited CME, CNE, and CPE — Without Pursuing Accreditation Yourself

CE Credit Award Services for Health Organizations

Jointly_Accredited_Provider_PNG Quality Insights is one of fewer than 200 organizations in the U.S. 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).

Through our CE Award service, your organization can offer nationally recognized continuing education credits for physicians, nurses, and pharmacists — under one application, one process, and one fee.

Joint Accreditation Advantage

What Is Joint Providership — and Why Does It Matter?

Joint providership is the ACCME-recognized model that allows a non-accredited organization to offer continuing education (CE) credits through an accredited provider. Quality Insights serves as the accredited provider of record. Your organization contributes the subject matter expertise and leads content development. We handle the compliance infrastructure and award the credit.
For health organizations that want to offer CE to their teams or audiences — but don't want to spend 12–24 months and significant resources pursuing their own ACCME accreditation — joint providership is the practical, cost-effective alternative.

What makes Quality Insights different: We hold Joint Accreditation from ACCME, ACPE, and ANCC simultaneously. That means a single activity can award continuing medical education (CME) credits to physicians, continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours to nurses, and continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credits to pharmacists — all at once, under one application. No other verified CE provider in our competitive set can do that.

What You Get

The CE Award Service: Everything You Need to Offer Accredited Continuing Education

Our CE Award service covers the full joint providership process — from initial planning through credit award. Here's what's included in every engagement:

Collaborative activity planning and needs assessment
Faculty disclosure review and conflict of interest (COI) management
Learning objective alignment and activity review
Credit award — American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Recognition Award (PRA) Category 1 Credits™ (physicians), ANCC contact hours (nurses), ACPE credit (pharmacists)
CME, CNE, and CPE awarded simultaneously under a single application and fee
Required accreditation statement language for all promotional and activity materials
Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS) and CPE Monitor reporting handled entirely by Quality Insights
Audit-ready compliance documentation retained for six years
Dedicated Quality Insights CE Specialist from application through credit award
Easy online application through our purpose-built CE Request System
Standard 30-day turnaround from signed Joint Provider Agreement (JPA)

Supported formats: Live events · Webinars · On-demand/enduring materials · Conferences · Grand rounds · Simulations · Blended learning

Pricing: Base administrative fee plus a per-credit-hour rate that scales with program volume. Custom quotes provided after a brief consultation. See how our pricing compares to alternatives in the comparison section below.

See How We Compare

Joint Providership vs. Your Own Accreditation — and How We Stack Up Against Other Providers

Quality Insights

Other

Quality Insights vs. Pursuing Your Own ACCME Accreditation

Time to first activity

30–90 days

12–24 months

Upfront infrastructure required

None

Significant

Internal staff expertise needed

None — we provide it

Required

Dedicated accreditation staff needed

Not required

Required

Ongoing compliance reporting

Managed by QI

Managed by your team

Disciplines covered

CME · CNE · CPE

Depends on accreditations pursued

Cost

Per-activity fee

Substantial ongoing investment

Quality Insights vs. Other CE Award Providers

Disciplines awarded

CME · CNE · CPE

Physicians (CME) only

Applications required

One

One per discipline

Standard turnaround

30 days

45–90 days

Rush processing

Available

Varies

Typical cost — full-day event, 8 credits

From $2,160 for nonprofits

Varies by provider

Typical cost reflects a full-day event designating 8 credit hours at Quality Insights' nonprofit rate. Standard rates also available. Competitor pricing varies significantly by provider and program structure. For context, organizations pursuing full organizational accreditation face substantially higher costs — initial application fees of approximately $27,000, annual maintenance fees of $26,500–$32,000, and reaccreditation fees around $6,000 every few years. Quality Insights' joint providership eliminates that overhead entirely.

One Activity. Three Professions.

Award CE Credit Across Your Entire Clinical Team — Simultaneously

When clinical teams learn together, outcomes improve — better care coordination, stronger communication, fewer errors. Interprofessional continuing education (IPCE) isn't just a compliance checkbox. It's a quality improvement strategy.

The challenge for most organizations is that awarding credit across professions historically required working with multiple accrediting bodies, multiple applications, and multiple fees. Quality Insights' Joint Accreditation from ACCME, ACPE, and ANCC eliminates that entirely. One activity. One application. CME, CNE, and CPE awarded simultaneously.

"This accreditation enables us to do what we do best — turn insights into measurable impact for health teams and the patients they serve. For health organizations that want to provide quality education to their teams but lack the infrastructure for accreditation, we can now serve as a trusted partner — helping them deliver team-based learning that translates directly into better care."

Sven T. Berg, MD, MPHQuality Insights CEO

Why Choose Quality Insights

What Sets Us Apart

Three professions. One application. One fee. No verified competitor in our market awards CME, CNE, and CPE under a single application. We do. That alone changes the math for any organization running interprofessional education.
50+ years in health quality improvement. We're not a credentialing clearinghouse. We're a health quality organization with deep expertise in educational design, outcomes measurement, and clinical improvement — and that expertise is built into every activity we support.
Competitive pricing — with broader scope. Our per-credit-hour rates are lower to mid-market compared to verified competitors — while awarding credit across three professions where they cover one. And compared to the cost and timeline of pursuing your own accreditation, joint providership with Quality Insights is a fraction of the investment.

Fastest turnaround in the market. The leading alternatives require 45–90 days of lead time. Our standard turnaround is 30 days. Rush processing is available for activities with less than 30 days' lead time.
Trusted by federal partners. Quality Insights works with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), state health agencies, and community health organizations. Our compliance standards reflect the rigor those relationships demand.
Simple from day one. Our purpose-built CE Request System walks you through the application process step by step. No guesswork, no paperwork maze — just a clear path from application to awarded credit.

How It Works

Six Steps from Conversation to Credits

Schedule a Consultation

Tell us about your organization, your audience, and what you're trying to accomplish. No commitment required.

Get a Custom Quote

We'll scope your program and turn around a quote — typically within one business day.

Apply Through Our Online System

Complete your application through Quality Insights' CE Request System — a straightforward online process that walks you through everything we need to get started.

Co-Develop Your Activity

Your team leads content. Our CE Specialist works with you on activity planning, faculty disclosures, learning objectives, and compliance — so everything is built right from the start.

Deliver and Document

We manage compliance documentation, credit designation, PARS and CPE Monitor reporting, and six-year recordkeeping. Add-on services — LMS hosting, certificates, webinar production — run through this same process.

Award Credits and Close Out

Quality Insights issues the credit award and submits all required reports as the accredited provider of record. You provide evaluation summaries and outcomes data within 45 days to complete the reporting cycle.

Got Questions About Continuing Education?

Everything You Need to Know About Offering Accredited CE with Quality Insights

From joint providership to awarding CME, CNE, and CPE credits, our FAQ covers the key details health organizations need to launch accredited programs quickly and compliantly. Learn how we simplify planning, reporting, and credit management so your team can focus on what matters most — delivering high-quality education.

What is joint providership for continuing education? Joint providership is the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)-recognized model that allows a non-accredited organization to offer continuing education (CE) credits through an accredited provider. The accredited provider — Quality Insights in this case — retains authority over compliance and awards the credit. The joint provider contributes subject matter expertise and leads content development. CE credits may not be purchased; genuine collaborative planning is required.

How do I offer CME, CNE, or CPE credits for my organization? The most efficient path for most health organizations is joint providership with an accredited provider like Quality Insights. You don't need your own accreditation — you work with us to plan and deliver an activity that meets ACCME standards, and we award continuing medical education (CME), continuing nursing education (CNE), or continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credit on your behalf. The process starts with a brief consultation.

Do we need to be an existing Quality Insights client? No. Our CE Award service is open to any qualified health organization.

How long does it take to offer our first accredited CE activity? Our standard turnaround is 30 days from the signed Joint Provider Agreement (JPA). Most organizations are ready to launch within 60–90 days of initial engagement, depending on program complexity.

Can you award CME, CNE, and CPE credits for the same activity? Yes — and we're one of fewer than 200 organizations in the U.S. that can. A single activity can simultaneously earn American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Recognition Award (PRA) Category 1 Credits™ for physicians, American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) contact hours for nurses, and Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) CPE credits for pharmacists.

What CE formats do you support? Live events, webinars, on-demand/enduring materials, conferences, grand rounds, simulations, and blended formats.

What is PARS reporting — and do we have to manage it? The Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS) is ACCME's required activity reporting system. You don't have to manage it — Quality Insights handles all PARS submissions as the accredited provider of record.

What if our program has commercial support from a pharma or device company? We manage the required ACCME documentation and disclosure process. Flag it at the start of your engagement and we'll walk you through it.

How is CE Award service pricing structured? Base administrative fee plus a per-credit-hour rate that scales with program volume. We provide a custom quote after a brief consultation. For context, our per-credit-hour rates are competitive with or below the verified market range — and we award credit across three professions where most providers cover one.

Can we use the CE Award service for multiple activities? Yes. The service is designed to be used activity by activity — whether you run programs occasionally or want to build an ongoing CE calendar. Each activity starts with a new application and quote.

How does joint providership differ from pursuing our own ACCME accreditation? Independent ACCME accreditation typically takes 12–24 months, requires dedicated staff and infrastructure, and carries ongoing compliance obligations. Joint providership with Quality Insights lets you offer accredited CE without any of that — starting with your first activity. See the comparison table above for a side-by-side breakdown.

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