Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness registry users can complete an online performance improvement activity to earn up to 20 continuing medical education credits and 20 maintenance of certification points.
ACR Issues Physician-Driven Position Statement on ABIM’s Maintenance of Certification Requirements
ATLANTA—The American College of Rheumatology has released a statement outlining the ACR’s position on the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM’s) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements. The position statement was drafted and vetted during a three-month collaboration between ACR leadership and its members where nearly 1,100 rheumatologists provided feedback that was used to formulate the…
Maintaining Board Certification Has High Hidden Cost
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) maintenance-of-certification (MOC) program could cost $5.7 billion in physicians’ time and fees over the next decade, according to a new model study. “We estimate that physicians will spend 33 million hours over 10 years to fulfill MOC requirements,” Dr. Dhruv S. Kazi from the University…
Changes to Rheumatology Maintenance of Certification Program Imminent
The ACR supports revisions planned by the American Board of Internal Medicine to modify its MOC program
Respect Rheumatologists as Responsible Adults: A Call for MOC Reform
A rheumatologist says current maintenance of certification requirements put unnecessary stress on clinicians
Fallout from False Assumptions in Medicine
How the lack of clear, concise data has impacted opioid prescribing for chronic pain and is clouding the issue of medical recertification
ABIM Announces New Rules, Timelines for Maintenance of Certification
The ABIM recently announced that, beginning in January 2014, all physicians certified during or after 1990 (time-limited certificates) will be required to complete 100 maintenance of certification points every five years, as opposed to the previous ten-year timeline.
Help Navigating ABIM Maintenance of Certification? Let the ACR Guide You!
To remain board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), rheumatologists who were certified in 1990 or later need to recertify every 10 years by enrolling in and completing ABIM’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. The ABIM MOC program is designed to promote lifelong learning and the enhancement of clinical judgment and skills essential for high-quality patient care. To complete the ABIM MOC program, physicians need to be licensed and in good standing, pass a secure examination, and earn 100 self-assessment points: 20 points in self-evaluation of medical knowledge, 20 points in self-evaluation of practice performance, with the remaining 60 points in either medical knowledge, practice performance, or a combination of both.
Sneak Peak at the 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting
The 2007 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting was well received by attendees, and the ACR and the ARHP are building on that foundation by offering a variety of in-depth sessions at the 2008 meeting in San Francisco on October 24–29.
Education Beyond the Classroom
The Committee on Education provides the resources you need to keep up to date