Health care systems are transforming themselves to deliver the “Triple Aim” of providing better care and a better patient experience, improving the health of populations, and lowering the cost of care. With this in mind, the American Board of Medical Specialties and its 24 member boards in 2006 adopted new standards for physician certification and maintenance of certification (MOC). Meeting MOC requirements is applicable to all board-certified physicians and has four parts that physicians complete every three to 10 years: Part I: Licensure and Professional Standing; Part II: Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment; Part III: Cognitive Expertise; and Part IV: Practice Performance Assessment.
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Integrating Maintenance of Board Certification and Health Systems’ Quality-Improvement Programs
A Mayo Clinic pilot in team- and institutional-based quality-improvement projects is paving the way to reform the outdated MOC system.
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November 11, 2013
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HT Henry H. Ting (MD, MBA) is a professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, director of the Mayo Clinic Quality Academy, and associate dean for quality at the Mayo School for Continuous Professional Development. -
KN Kelly M. Nowicki (MA) is the administrator of both Mayo Clinic’s affiliated practice network and clinical ethics program. -
SS Stephanie R. Starr (MD) is an assistant professor of pediatric and adolescent medicine in the Division of Community Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at Mayo Clinic, assistant medical director of the Mayo Clinic Quality Academy, and director for science of health care delivery education at Mayo Medical School. -
CR Catherine C. Roberts (MD) is a professor of radiology at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, and associate dean of the Mayo School of Health Sciences. -
KT Kristine M. Thompson (MD) is an assistant professor of emergency medicine and medical director of the Quality Academy at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. -
DR Darcy A. Reed (MD, MPH) is senior associate dean for academic affairs of Mayo Medical School, associate director of the clinic’s program in professionalism and ethics, and associate professor of medicine in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. -
TD Timothy M. Davlantes (MD) is an assistant professor of family medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and is the patient safety officer and chair of quality at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. -
JD James R. Deming (MD, FAAFP) practices palliative care at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and led diabetes-improvement efforts across the system for five years. -
CW Christopher M. Wittich (MD, PharmD) is an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, director of the Comprehensive Medical Care Team, and associate program director of the clinic’s internal medicine residency program. -
AH Allison K. Hartl (MA) is a program manager in the Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development. -
RB Richard A. Berger (MD, PhD) is professor of orthopedic surgery and anatomy at Mayo Clinic, dean of the Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development, medical director of Mayo Clinic Online Learning and chair of the clinic’s Division of Hand Surgery. He has served as chair of the Accreditation Review Committee of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
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