Tuesday, July 22, 2014

What Main Stream Media Misses in the MOC Debate

›
This morning the American Board of Medical Specialties' (ABMS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program debate reached a larger mainst...
1 comment:

An Insider's Guide to a Health Care Policy White Paper

›
Do you want to "raise awareness" of how physician quality and value information impacts health care decision making?   Do you want...
Sunday, July 13, 2014

The Game of Numbers

›
The dark underbelly of health care is becoming all too visible now. Fresh faces in neatly pressed white coats are in the halls.  Eager.  E...
2 comments:
Friday, July 11, 2014

How Much Physician Anti-MOC Sentiment Is There?

›
This chart says it all: (Click to enlarge*) Now that this is firmly established, the question becomes, what are are we going to do ab...
2 comments:
Wednesday, July 09, 2014

Examining Maintenance of Certification Failure Rates

›
The American Board of Medical Specialties' (ABMS)  Maintenance of Certification® (MOC) program is marketed as "an ongoing process...
6 comments:
Monday, July 07, 2014

New CMS National Coverage Decision for Pacemakers Begins Today

›
A new CMS National Coverage Decision for pacemakers begins today.  Here are the specifics . If your patient is getting a pacemaker for atr...
4 comments:
Saturday, July 05, 2014

The Effects of Maintenance of Certification and Crony Capitalism

›
This note was recently posted on Sermo (login required) Friday: "I just got results from recent ABIM 10 yr recert and I failed. I ov...
6 comments:
Wednesday, June 25, 2014

The Quiet

›
With the advent of social media and seconds-long news cycles, the internet noise grows louder.  Everyone is listening these days: new organi...
4 comments: