thinkertdm Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 I'm curious as to how people are keeping track of their CME hours. Do you scan it in and discard the original, keeping the info in a spreadsheet? I can't really come up with a suitable way, and I don't really want boatloads of paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JMPA Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 recommend using a reputable website that tracks and keeps all certs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetMeOuttaThisMess Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Log it at NCCPA for free. Upload certificates, etc. as needed if you don't want to maintain your own paper file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted September 19, 2016 Administrator Share Posted September 19, 2016 Log it at NCCPA for free. Upload certificates, etc. as needed if you don't want to maintain your own paper file. This, except always keep all certificates on your own, backed up appropriately. YOU own your certification, not the NCCPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetMeOuttaThisMess Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 ^^^ This. I don't bother uploading the certificates. If they want to see them they can request them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted September 19, 2016 Moderator Share Posted September 19, 2016 ^^^ This. I don't bother uploading the certificates. If they want to see them they can request them. yup, I do the same thing and have a drawer in my desk that I add cme certs to as I get them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajnelson Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 I was just audited for my CME by NCCPA. The only thing I think I will do differently for upcoming years is print out the record at the end of each cycle and keep each cycles CME together in one folder. Then it would've been a 30 second process to get this together. It wasn't a horribly hard process, but because I had a lot of CME through a job (and I was lazy and didn't print out the certs), I had to call and get everything from them and search through a huge folder of stuff instead of having each cycle already separated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted September 28, 2016 Administrator Share Posted September 28, 2016 I was just audited for my CME by NCCPA. How detailed was the audit? Did they require certificates for everything claimed, or did they only require you to substantiate the minimum required amount of CME? I ask because I am trending toward 3-400 hours of CME per cycle, about 2/3rds of which is Cat 1. If I am just going to get looked at harder if/when I get audited, maybe I'd stop logging EVERYTHING at the NCCPA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkertdm Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 So, even though several services offer to store the certs digitally, as well as NCCPA, they want hard copies? What's the point? I suppose I'll just put them in a folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetMeOuttaThisMess Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 NCCPA allows uploading of digital copy which should negate need for hard copy. That being said, I keep mine regardless and don't upload. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajnelson Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 How detailed was the audit? Did they require certificates for everything claimed, or did they only require you to substantiate the minimum required amount of CME? I ask because I am trending toward 3-400 hours of CME per cycle, about 2/3rds of which is Cat 1. If I am just going to get looked at harder if/when I get audited, maybe I'd stop logging EVERYTHING at the NCCPA... I have 130ish hours. I'm sending everything (they said they just need copies of the certificates). They didn't clarify whether they needed just the 100 hours or everything I listed. I'll call and find out. The problem I'm running into is that I've forgotten to print out hard copies of a lot of the online stuff and now I'm having to go back and dig it all up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted September 29, 2016 Administrator Share Posted September 29, 2016 The problem I'm running into is that I've forgotten to print out hard copies of a lot of the online stuff and now I'm having to go back and dig it all up Print to PDF, then keep 'em on your computer and back 'em up. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajnelson Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 That was my intention. But, I've just been lazy about it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UVAPAC Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 I have been having difficulty uploading certificates to NCCPA over the last month. I am getting error messages every time, which has never happened in the past. Anyone having this same issue with uploading the PDF certificate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHU-CH Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 If you take CME through some online sites, they automatically transmit your info to NCCPA and supposedly this directly transmitted documentation is not subject to audit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc56 Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 I just print everything up. It is way easier to me, then in my file cabinet I put it in order. At the end of a cycle I staple all of it together and print up the NCCPA log over view as a cover. Every cat 1 CME to the conferences certs gets printed and logged. I also usually go over a 100 CME hours. I log about 115 hours then stop. At the top of the paper I put "not logged" after 115 hours, if I change my mind I just scratch out the "not" when I log it. The logged ones get labeled "logged" at the top. I know I am not likely to get audited, but my last job wanted all of my CME and it was super easy to just put the papers in the scanner and send a big PDF file of 40+ papers. I almost want to get audited as I think It would be easy to prove I did all the work..... Ok I actually don't want to get audited, but I am ready if I ever am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ERCat Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 I use NCCPA and upload everything. It takes 30 seconds to make a screen shot of a certificate and upload it when I log. That way I don't worry about an audit and I don't worry about losing things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PM2016 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 I also use NCCPA and log everything. I keep copies of my certificates in a folder on my laptop in case of an audit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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