tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post3814169935078414032..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Doctors Take the MOC® Stick: Legal Avalanche UnfoldsDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-53087229501218914132019-04-20T14:36:44.146-05:002019-04-20T14:36:44.146-05:00I passed the ABIM September 12, 1979 and have than...I passed the ABIM September 12, 1979 and have thanked the Good Lord since. I do some 75 hours of CME a year, and am still practicing. But the fact that I never had to do the MOC farce meant that I had hours to spend with my family, and my well-being not be a victim of this ABM scam. I wish you well in this fight.Omer"s bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915093578420717636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-26544067908381279542019-04-13T19:08:49.801-05:002019-04-13T19:08:49.801-05:00Psychiatrists File Class-Action Suit Against ABPN ...Psychiatrists File Class-Action Suit Against ABPN Over MOC<br /><br />MARK MORAN <br />Published Online:11 Apr 2019https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.pn.2019.4b11<br />The suit charges that the ABPN has unjustly enriched itself and its officers by creating a lucrative certification product imposed on top of initial board certification.<br /><br />Two psychiatrists, one of whom is an APA member, have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-75470948872318977202019-03-24T21:33:55.580-05:002019-03-24T21:33:55.580-05:00I passed my board once. I maintain my certificate ...I passed my board once. I maintain my certificate by doing my CME. Enough is enough!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-45528613932366680262019-03-20T08:17:30.076-05:002019-03-20T08:17:30.076-05:00Stop screaming (all CAPS).Stop screaming (all CAPS).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738718081460333621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-77515212320913554242019-03-19T10:29:56.256-05:002019-03-19T10:29:56.256-05:00Doesn't Board Eligible mean, you completed a r...Doesn't Board Eligible mean, you completed a residency in the specialty? You should mention that requiring a test based on garbage science is discriminatory, and not relevant to your ability to treat patients. David Behar, M.D., E.J.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01190471881953566960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-89199351676577221752019-03-18T16:52:48.734-05:002019-03-18T16:52:48.734-05:00I am a 3 times certified Pediatrician. I and refus...I am a 3 times certified Pediatrician. I and refused to recertify in 2014 because I think that the American Board of Pediatrics is just a scam to suck up the pediatricians money. I was disabled in 2016 and now I am planning to reapply to work again. Now I have being obliged to get into the MOC Pediatrics because all the jobs require you to be BE/BC. I think that the ABP are the biggest SCAM, I amRommel Moraleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668264381952156084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-83994406209441177542019-03-17T04:32:27.281-05:002019-03-17T04:32:27.281-05:00As part of discovery, the pass rates by age, sex, ...As part of discovery, the pass rates by age, sex, and race should requested. If there are any disparities, the exams are discriminatory, and enjoined by a federal judge. <br /><br />Any hospital or insurer that uses these results should be added to the lawsuits. Their use of interstate means of communications, such as the internet, gives the lawsuits federal jurisdiction over their conspiracies.David Behar, M.D., E.J.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01190471881953566960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-10187337607407568992019-03-13T22:15:24.912-05:002019-03-13T22:15:24.912-05:00I am absolutely thrilled to hear this. I declined ...I am absolutely thrilled to hear this. I declined to give ABPS $1,000 to have them "verify anyone who inquires that you are ABPS board certified", although I have (actually had, I declined to put it up this year) a 20X25 inch certificate on my wall stating the same. Do you realize that's why they don't give you a pocket card stating your certification? One hospital had me take aDr. Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-89203133368040735812019-03-13T16:54:23.359-05:002019-03-13T16:54:23.359-05:00Was wondering if they were:
1- misleading the publ...Was wondering if they were:<br />1- misleading the public by giving the impression that board certification indicate better care.<br />2- indirectly using medicare and medicaid money from the collective dollars allocated for medical expenditure without giving a return for the money spent on them. Money spent on re-certification, off work, attending "board review courses", etc.<br />3- Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-78247696097169069812019-03-12T19:07:29.433-05:002019-03-12T19:07:29.433-05:00Whoever posted that "most members (of ABPeds)...Whoever posted that "most members (of ABPeds) love it!" is either deluded or on the board. And of course he/she posted anonymously...<br />What a scam! We're basically being extorted out of thousands of dollars for what equates to a "Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval." But if we don't take it we can't get paid. ABPeds is going away from the proctored exam to a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18293353016064805420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-597659008883549692019-03-12T14:48:06.803-05:002019-03-12T14:48:06.803-05:00I am in the last Orthopedic class to have permanen...I am in the last Orthopedic class to have permanent. Had to remind ABOS because they took my name off when they created a web listing.<br />Never took a MOC.<br />Took Ortho exam 3 times. Took time off from practice to pass.<br />Passed the written three times. Associate prof's who are sent to Chicago by their Chief's are likely carrying a chip.<br />CME courses have become expensive Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268260592496641061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-81118837557307953372019-03-12T10:04:27.157-05:002019-03-12T10:04:27.157-05:00I enjoyed CME through Medscape, but they only allo...I enjoyed CME through Medscape, but they only allow for MOC 2 to ABIM, not ABP - pediatrics. So I no longer use it. I only look for CME that allows for MOC for my Board - so certain course providers that have been 'approved' by the ABP are in, even though their CME might not be as good. Not sure if such organizations have to pay to be one of the players?! ABMS MOC 2 duplicates the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11366830492079161533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-54700999074310438722019-03-11T17:38:00.948-05:002019-03-11T17:38:00.948-05:00I am thrilled beyond belief to see so many suits a...I am thrilled beyond belief to see so many suits against the ABMS member boards. I lost my certification last year after refusing to pay several thousand dollars to obtain 20 CME's to fill a requirement that was added in the last 2 years of my certification. I had met all previous requirements, and met all the requirements that ABPN informed me I would need to complete when I obtained my Drew Sylvester, MDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-81325199346911802212019-03-11T17:28:37.127-05:002019-03-11T17:28:37.127-05:00It’s about time this has happened. It should have ...It’s about time this has happened. It should have happened 20 yrs ago! 👍🏻 Go for it and never turn back. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03919617126730563298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-77526720239629820142019-03-11T15:02:20.117-05:002019-03-11T15:02:20.117-05:00I have decided to "opt out" in that I wi...I have decided to "opt out" in that I will not pay the yearly fee to be "current" and I have no plan for "re-certification" when the time comes. I just missed the cutoff for lifetime cert and like others I regret it but I also think that certification is really not that meaningful anyway. The fact that you can pass a trivia quiz every 10 years does not make you a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-67547288127053343952019-03-11T12:53:26.098-05:002019-03-11T12:53:26.098-05:00Like many commenters, I missed out on "Lifeti...Like many commenters, I missed out on "Lifetime" cert in Anesthesia but got lucky in that the American Board of Anesthesia changed to a MOC situation that is more continuous the year I would have had to take a single test. I have to say, the MOCA process was not bad for the first 10 years. Keep up on CME, go to a simulator once every 10 years, do ABA provided on line questions all at a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-33862394791464676692019-03-11T10:01:47.404-05:002019-03-11T10:01:47.404-05:00I recently re-certified with the American Board of...I recently re-certified with the American Board of Ophthalmology, and I could not believe the quality of some of the questions on that exam. (an electronic exam that still took many weeks to return the results). There were items that clearly showed whoever was responsible for the exam hadn't updated some of it for years, or hadn't been to a relevant meeting themselves and put the new bestUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03589496510060366756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-85667865553609784932019-03-11T07:14:34.850-05:002019-03-11T07:14:34.850-05:00There also is a lesser known damage that the Board...There also is a lesser known damage that the Boards have caused: the American Board of Pediatrics required all specialties to become 3 year Fellowships to sit for the Boards. This resulted in far fewer people going into the subspecialties which do not pay as much like Developmental Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. This decrease was predicted, but the leaders of the ABP sat up in their ivory Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-84445415848513819322019-03-10T23:20:31.857-05:002019-03-10T23:20:31.857-05:00Roberto Illa, M.D.
Yes. Boycott. I was thinking t...Roberto Illa, M.D. <br />Yes. Boycott. I was thinking the same thing. See my post above. My license to practice was illegally suspended for three years, causing severe financial hardship for myself and family. This action which violates Business and Professions codes 2056 and 2234.1 (California) was ignored by the Medical Board. I was not sued and no one claimed injury at my hands. The CME that Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222167690546275000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-77686289165091006402019-03-10T23:07:46.580-05:002019-03-10T23:07:46.580-05:00This MOC is ridiculous; part 2, part 4, points and...This MOC is ridiculous; part 2, part 4, points and so on; taking MOC will not make us better doctors, and not completing them will not make us incompetent. I am so glad this lawsuit is underway. Yes it is a money making racket and need to be stopped.<br />Hopefully , ABP is being sued too!!!<br />I only complied as insurance companies (which are bigger money making machines) need physicians to Dr.RSGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525106886311863786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-2362262304604219452019-03-10T21:14:18.997-05:002019-03-10T21:14:18.997-05:00I agree with tis as well. They are all money grab...I agree with tis as well. They are all money grabbing machine. I wish we could start some kindof boycott movement where all of us physicians just No! No more exams after the initial one. These overpriced exams do nothing to make us more competent and the prep courses that are using the fear factor to also squeeze out more money from us. If all physicians just stopped taking these ridiculous Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-43334577877483388292019-03-10T20:25:07.568-05:002019-03-10T20:25:07.568-05:00I posted this in the past...but I think it is wort...I posted this in the past...but I think it is worth putting up again:<br /><br />Here is the 2014 ABIM tax filing data. Please also see at the bottom where the ABIM previously covered Dr. Cassel's spouse's travel.<br /><br />DIRECTOR<br />( 10) RICHARD J BARON<br />$516,046 plus $172,015 (from ABIM Foundation) plus $123,945 ("other compensation")<br /><br />DIRECTOR<br />(14) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-20064732958034811732019-03-10T19:48:23.288-05:002019-03-10T19:48:23.288-05:00I am ABFM certified and agree with many of the com...I am ABFM certified and agree with many of the comments. But a big issue for me is in the details and not just the concept. In concept it is not such a bad idea to certify that a practicing member of a specialty be up to date on their knowledge and practice of their field. But in family practice there are many layers of MOC and not just an examination. While I agree that multiple choice exams areAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12218076460317213037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-17622425854540552892019-03-10T19:40:20.876-05:002019-03-10T19:40:20.876-05:00Doctors shouldn't think for a minute that if t...Doctors shouldn't think for a minute that if their own certifying boards drop recertification, that their troubles will be over. States, or the federal government will step in, create their own ridiculous criteria to maintain a license or certification, and probably charge twice as much. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-48436353472678406872019-03-10T19:33:20.668-05:002019-03-10T19:33:20.668-05:00Agree that the person who said the pediatricians l...Agree that the person who said the pediatricians love MOC is lying... I have been practicing in the field for 26 years and have NEVER met a colleague who doesn't HATE MOC... The whole MOC program is nothing short of racketeering, with Board Certified Pediatrician forced to hand over thousands of dollars so that we can still be Board Certified Pediatricians... If the program was FREE, then I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com