tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post8388989699951855309..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: The Effects of Maintenance of Certification and Crony CapitalismDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-50243990775664446262019-02-13T18:44:01.751-06:002019-02-13T18:44:01.751-06:00Failing exam is okay. But the problem is not knowi...Failing exam is okay. But the problem is not knowing what did you do incorrect so you can improve next time is soooooo frustrating. I also failed. I called and requ stead for ABIM to call me and explain. She ( from ABIM, rude and full of attitude) mentioned I will most likely pass next time as I was very close. She said each question has different weight and it’s possible the question I marked Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-57916965272919916042015-01-09T23:45:46.322-06:002015-01-09T23:45:46.322-06:00Dr. Wes,
Thanks for this post on your blog. I ha...Dr. Wes,<br /><br />Thanks for this post on your blog. I have questioned the American Board of Family Medicine about this same issue and have gotten the same response. What are ways to circumvent this situation?<br /><br />Ronald Rembert M.D.Ronald Rembertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-28485532558760269572014-07-07T14:39:46.534-05:002014-07-07T14:39:46.534-05:00Dear Dr. Wes -
I love your blog and am very grate...Dear Dr. Wes - <br />I love your blog and am very grateful for the time and energy you put into writing these excellent posts.<br /><br />One suggestion I would make is to substitute the term "cronyism" for "crony capitalism." Wikipedia aside, the proper definition of capitalism is "the economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are HaynesBEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11263223513305886233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-78752996230318900092014-07-07T13:31:16.353-05:002014-07-07T13:31:16.353-05:00The passing rate for the EP boards from May 2014 w...The passing rate for the EP boards from May 2014 was 76%...I was relieved to have passed...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-77997656118289746542014-07-07T09:11:29.680-05:002014-07-07T09:11:29.680-05:00Dr. Wes,
Please correct me if I have misread the ...Dr. Wes,<br /><br />Please correct me if I have misread the regs and/or overlooked critical sections.<br />My reading is that achieving MOC status is one way to quality for <br />"additional incentive" payment and it not required for regular CMS payments. Of course that is bad enough.The way some of those sections are written, they could have been composed by folks at ABIMF and I james gaultehttp://mdredux.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-49110532408541254102014-07-06T09:49:17.730-05:002014-07-06T09:49:17.730-05:00Crony capitalism, regulatory capture? For sure. On...Crony capitalism, regulatory capture? For sure. On the other hand, there is a silver lining in re-certification failure. Hopefully you have a good disability policy. One can now legitimately claim cognitive decline in the form of short term memory loss and punch out of this South African diamond mine of a job. The only test you would have to "study" for would be a neuropsychological oneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-73892960223484846732014-07-06T06:35:17.896-05:002014-07-06T06:35:17.896-05:00MOC as it stands now, does not guarentee anything ...MOC as it stands now, does not guarentee anything except they passed a test. I've seen board cert'ed docs make mistakes. $$$ racket. <br /><br />If they find another way to see that docs stay up to date, fine. However, this method doesn't mean docs are up to date and I and other patients have seen it first hand. <br /><br />Doing an excellent H&P, being able to understand basic Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-82715281104803679082014-07-05T19:49:21.604-05:002014-07-05T19:49:21.604-05:00Dear Dr wes
Thank you so much for another excelle...Dear Dr wes <br />Thank you so much for another excellent article on MOC.<br /><br />To physicians who did not pass this stupid test: PLease learn from my experience and do NOT pay them any more money for re-score.<br />I paid additional $250 for re-score and got a generic response in 8 weeks (which was past the deadline to register for next test). ABIM sends a generic response that they never SMnoreply@blogger.com