When the GMEC asks what you're doing about remediation consistency, there's an answer
For dios & gme leadership who need results they can measure.
Communication failures are behind 60% of hospital adverse events and $1.7 billion in malpractice costs annually. Your institution has no standardized system for remediating the trainees most likely to cause them. ClinicalSim provides structured, repeatable communication practice across all ACGME-accredited programs — with every session documented, every assessment mapped to ICS milestones, and every learner's progress tracked longitudinally.
What's at stake
No standardized remediation across programs
Each program builds its remediation approach independently. Methods vary, documentation is inconsistent, and there's no way to demonstrate to GMEC or accreditation that communication remediation is systematic.
Accreditation vulnerability
ACGME requires demonstrated competency in interpersonal and communication skills. When remediation documentation is inconsistent or missing, your institution carries risk in every site visit.
Documentation gaps create legal exposure
Remediation cases that lack structured documentation are the ones that create liability. Due process requirements demand evidence of fair, consistent, and well-documented remediation efforts.
PACE referrals are expensive and limited
External remediation referrals to PACE cost $15,000-$19,000 per learner. An institutional ClinicalSim license costs less than a single referral and covers every program, every learner, every competency committee cycle.
The numbers
of hospital adverse events linked to communication failures
Literature
in malpractice costs from communication breakdowns over 5 years
CRICO, 2009-2013
cost per external PACE remediation assessment
PACE at UC San Diego
of programs face remediation in past 3 years
CERA Survey
How ClinicalSim helps
Standardize Across All Programs
One platform, consistent documentation, uniform assessment standards. Every program uses the same milestone-aligned framework for communication remediation, whether it's family medicine, surgery, or psychiatry.
Documentation for Due Process
Every practice session generates a timestamped, milestone-aligned record. When remediation decisions are reviewed — by GMEC, by legal, by accreditation — the documentation exists.
Replace PACE-Level Costs
One institutional license replaces the cost of 3-6 external PACE referrals — and covers every program, every learner, every competency committee cycle. The economics are straightforward.
Accreditation-Ready Infrastructure
Demonstrate to ACGME site visitors that your institution has a systematic, documented approach to communication remediation. Not ad hoc. Not program-dependent. Standardized.
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