What is a Performance Assessment?

Performance Assessments are TESTS that are:

• SHORTER in length (60 questions that are structured just like the Practice questions in the SAP)
• FOCUSED on only 20% of the ABIM blueprint each year.
• OPEN BOOK – you may use any resource except another person.
• TIMED
• You'll have two hours to complete a Performance Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology and Heart Failure.
• You'll have three hours to complete a Performance Assessment for Electrophysiology (this is new for 2022.
• You must complete the assessment in one sitting.
• ONLINE – you may take a Performance Assessment in your home or office
• Available during two specific weeks each year.
• You have two CHANCES TO PASS EACH YEAR – once during each week of availability. Starting the year that your MOC assessment requirement is due, you will need to pass a Performance Assessment each year.

2022 CMP Performance Assessment Checklist

As you prepare to take a CMP Performance Assessment, print out this checklist for reference.

BEFORE Taking a Performance Assessment

• Score 70% or better on the Practice Questions for the year's CMP Topic: Ventricular Arrhythmias.
• Take the Performance Readiness Check (this takes 5 minutes and will reduce the likelihood of technical difficulties during a Performance Assessment). Find it in the EP SAP CMP Hub.
• Make sure you have Chrome, Safari or Edge on your desktop or laptop. Do NOT use Firefox.

• Use a desktop or laptop to take a Performance Assessment. Do not use a cell phone or a tablet.
• Avoid being on a VPN (Virtual Private Network) while taking a Performance Assessment. The firewalls typically included in VPNs can slow things down.
• Make sure you have 3 hours of uninterrupted time to take a Performance Assessment.
• Avoid waiting until the last 3 hours of a window to take a Performance Assessment. If you have any technical issues, there will be no time to resolve them.
• For questions about the CMP, visit ACC.org/CMP or contact ACC at MemberCare@acc.org or 800-253-4636, x5603.

WHILE TAKING a Performance Assessment

If you need immediate assistance while taking your Performance Assessment, please contact ACC as follows:

• Click on the Live Chat icon in the lower right corner of your screen.
• Live chat will be available during the following hours: 6 a.m. to midnight ET.
• If you cannot access the Live Chat icon, please call ACC at 800-253-4636, x5603.

ACC Staff will be able to adjust your timer if necessary/appropriate so you can finish the test.

When can I take a Performance Assessment?

Performance Assessments are offered during two one-week windows each year. During each one-week window, you may take the Performance Assessment ONCE at your convenience any time of day or night. You do not need to schedule a specific time. Please avoid waiting until the last two or three hours of the one-week window to take your Performance Assessment so there is time to resolve any unforeseen issues that may occur.

If you want two (2) chances to pass, be sure to participate in the first Performance Assessment; if you miss it or skip it, you will only have one chance to pass with the second Performance Assessment.

Do I have to PASS the Performance Assessment?

Normally, you must pass a Performance Assessment every year starting in the year that your assessment requirement is due; however, due to the ongoing pandemic, ABIM has extended deadlines for all Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements to December 31, 2022. Here's what that extension means for the Collaborative Maintenance Pathway (CMP):

• If your MOC assessment requirement is due in 2020 or 2021 or 2022, you must pass ONE CMP Performance Assessment in 2020, 2021, OR 2022 to be counted as meeting your MOC assessment requirement. Instead of passing every year during this time, you only need to pass once.
• If you PASSED a CMP Performance Assessment in 2020 or 2021, you don't need to worry about passing in 2022; you can participate in 2022 without the stress of achieving a passing score.
• If you FAILED a CMP Performance Assessment in 2020 or 2021, you have two more chances to pass in 2022.
• In 2023 and beyond, you must meet the engagement requirement and pass the performance assessment every year to be considered as meeting your ABIM assessment requirement. You will have two chances to pass each year. Please note that if you want two chances to pass, you must participate in the first Performance Assessment; if you miss it or skip it, then you will only have one attempt to pass with the second Performance Assessment.

What happens if I DON'T PASS the CMP Performance Assessment in the year that my assessment requirement is due?

• Starting the year that your MOC assessment requirement is due, you MUST PASS THE CMP PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT EVERY YEAR to be considered as meeting your assessment requirement.
• You get two CHANCES TO PASS each year.
• If you DO NOT PASS a CMP Performance Assessment in the year that your assessment requirement is due, you won't lose your certification. Instead, you need to take the traditional, 10-year MOC exam in the following year to achieve a passing score. After passing the 10-year exam, you can return to the CMP.

How do I know if I pass the CMP?

• After completing a Performance Assessment, most participants will receive IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK about whether they passed or did not pass.
• Some participants will score within a range that requires additional analysis and will not learn immediately whether they passed. They will learn their pass/fail status via the Score Report described below.
• Detailed Score Reports will be released two weeks after the Performance Assessment window closes. Score Reports will include:
• Your score
• The passing score
• Recommended content for further study based on the questions you answered incorrectly. (To maintain question security, you won't be able to see the questions again or see exactly which questions you answered correctly or incorrectly.)
• ACC will email all participants when the score report is available within the CMP Hub.

Can I take the Performance Assessment as many times as I want during the administration windows?

No, you may take a Performance Assessment once during each administration window.

Where Can I Find My CMP Score Report?

1. Login to your SAP and enter the CMP Hub.

2. Scroll to the bottom of the CMP Hub and click the link titled Click Here to See Your Score Report for Performance Assessment X.

3. Click the button labeled CMP Score Report (it's in the orange Score Box).