Mandated topic
Pennsylvania wants 12 hours and Massachusetts wants 10 — the largest topic-specific requirements in the country. Florida's version has prescribed content.
3 free options verified August 22, 2026Florida's two-hour Prevention of Medical Errors course has board-prescribed content — the five most-misdiagnosed conditions, root cause analysis, and more. No generic patient safety course satisfies it, and every Florida-approved provider we checked charges. The cheapest verified option was $9.95. AHRQ PSNet is an excellent free substitute for Pennsylvania and Massachusetts credit, but not for Florida.
Mass General Brigham
The most efficient option for Massachusetts: 2 credits that satisfy the one-time implicit bias requirement AND double-count toward the 10-credit risk management requirement.
Mass General Brigham
Fulfills the Massachusetts end-of-life requirement and carries risk management credit at the same time.
AHRQ Patient Safety Network (CME by UC Davis Health)
1 credit per case, new cases published roughly monthly plus a large back catalog. The single best free source for Pennsylvania's 12 patient safety hours and Massachusetts risk management credit. Carries ABIM MOC.
Heads up: Spotlight Cases older than three years stay readable but their quizzes are disabled, so only cases from roughly the last three years actually yield credit. Also does NOT satisfy Florida's Prevention of Medical Errors requirement, which has board-prescribed content.
Jurisdictions that mandate this topic, with the specific hours each one asks for.
| Jurisdiction | Requirement | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | Risk management | 1 |
| Florida | Prevention of medical errors | 2 |
| Florida (Osteopathic) | Risk management | 1 |
| Florida (Osteopathic) | Prevention of medical errors | 2 |
| Massachusetts | Risk management | 10 |
| Pennsylvania | Patient safety & risk management | 12 |
Still recommended elsewhere, still broken.
PAMED
6 Category 1 credits plus 3 MOC that explicitly satisfy Pennsylvania's patient safety requirement — free for PAMED members only.