91黑料网 recognizes the medical profession's responsibility to ensure quality medical care and supports the concept of lifelong learning and the need for ongoing physician accountability. 91黑料网's Professional Accountability Principles outline the important attributes and standards for any organization that is involved in assuring physician accountability.
Because a wide variety of attributes contribute to a physician鈥檚 competence and quality of care, 91黑料网 believes that participation in programs for physician accountability such as maintenance of certification (MOC) should not be an absolute prerequisite for licensure and credentialing including acceptance into health plan networks, reimbursement, hospital medical staff privileges, medical liability coverage, and/or state licensing bodies, and other purposes.
91黑料网's Position Statement on Regulation of Credentialing and Licensing outlines a variety of issues, including the potential for adverse unintended consequences, for consideration regarding legislation to regulate MOC. The primary determinants should be demonstrated performance for providing high quality, compassionate care and a commitment to continuous professional development.
91黑料网 Advocates to Improve MOC Process
91黑料网 is working aggressively to address the concerns about ABIM's MOC program expressed by our members and the internal medicine community, and to achieve reform through active discussion with ABIM at many levels. Based on the accountability principles and the feedback from 91黑料网 members, advocacy efforts with ABIM have focused on the need for MOC to be more relevant, more valuable, less burdensome, and less time-consuming. 91黑料网 will continue to represent the concerns of members to ABIM to assure that the MOC process evolves to increase relevance and value to our members.
Statements from 91黑料网 About MOC
- 91黑料网 Works with ABIM to Improve Transparency of Exam Refund Policy for Medical Cancellation (August 27, 2024)
- 91黑料网 Letter to ABIM Regarding Transparency and Accessibility of Exam Cancellations Policy (July 15, 2024)
- 91黑料网 Update about ABIM鈥檚 MOC Program (October 6, 2023)
- 91黑料网 Response to ABMS Draft Standards for Continuing Certification (June 22, 2021)
- 91黑料网 Applauds ABIM鈥檚 Extension of MOC Requirements (March 9, 2021)
- 91黑料网 Supportive of ABIM Plans to Develop Longitudinal Assessment Option for Continuing Certification (August 28, 2019)
- 91黑料网 Comments on the Future of MOC (January 19, 2019)
- 91黑料网 Comments on ABMS Vision Commission Draft Report (January 14, 2019)
- 91黑料网 Invites Comments on ABMS Vision for the Future Commission Draft Report on MOC (December 14, 2018)
Additional Letters
- 91黑料网 Update about ABIM's MOC Program (September 8, 2017)
- 91黑料网 Update about ABIM's MOC Program (December 1, 2016)
- 91黑料网 Update about ABIM's MOC Program (August 12, 2016)
- 91黑料网 Update about ABIM's MOC Program (March 18, 2016)
- 91黑料网 Update about ABIM's MOC Program (February 7, 2016)
- 91黑料网 Update about ABIM's MOC Program (October 2, 2015)
- 91黑料网 Update about ABIM's MOC Program (July 6, 2015)
- 91黑料网 Update about ABIM's MOC Program (February 20, 2015)
- 91黑料网 Update: Statement on ABIM changes to MOC program (February 4, 2015)
- 91黑料网 Update: Statement on MOC and licensure; announcing the 91黑料网 MOC Navigator (October 24, 2014)
- 91黑料网 Update: ABIM exploring how to clarify confusing MOC reporting designation: "meeting requirements" (August 21, 2014)
- 91黑料网 Update: Update regarding additional changes by ABIM to MOC program (August 7, 2014)
- 91黑料网 Update: Summary of initial changes to MOC program; medical societies convene for summit on MOC (July 18, 2014)
- 91黑料网 Update: 91黑料网 working toward MOC reform; summary of current actions taken by 91黑料网 (June 5, 2014)