Monday, June 25, 2018

Rent-Seeking: ABIM Shows Us How It's Done

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The new ABIM fee schedule was published online for 2018, and physicians should pay attention. Like the classic shell game played by a New Yo...
Wednesday, June 13, 2018

More Changes Are Coming to MOC!

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Today in Medscape, we learn that even more changes are coming to MOC . The simple answer to the "will physicians get relief" is,...
Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Churning Pseudoscience

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Recently, two papers published by authors at the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) appeared in the mainstream medical literature th...
Monday, June 11, 2018

Recap: Dr. Wes Goes to 2018 AMA Annual Meeting

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It was a rainy day in Chicago.  I elected to take the commuter train downtown to avoid the traffic well before my scheduled presentation for...
Tuesday, June 05, 2018

Everybody Knows a Frank

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Frank is one of the smartest people in his cardiology division. He's bright, congenial, and capable of citing the latest clinical trial ...
Sunday, June 03, 2018

Before You Pay Your $155 to ABIM (or Any Other ABMS Member Board)

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This past week, the American Board of Internal Medicine sent this reminder to all ABIM Board-certified diplomates participating in Maintenan...
Saturday, June 02, 2018

US Board Certification Survey Results to Be Presented at the June AMA Meeting

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The largest independent voluntary survey of US physicians on the topic of US Board Certification (and continuous certification) will be pres...