tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post6588653689468034644..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Fearing Exodus: American Board of Medical Specialties Issues Statement on OklahomaDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-30979814448834534952016-05-08T13:49:04.931-05:002016-05-08T13:49:04.931-05:00tite said...
"Concerning MOC assessment opti...tite said...<br /><br />"Concerning MOC assessment options for 2018: it would be interesting to read/hear the 12 medical societies responses to the most recent ABIM MOC announcement. The 12 medical societies gave ABIM an end-of-April deadline to respond to questions/roadmap about the future of MOC. The ABMS leading organization puts forth a vague mish-mash of further confusion."<br /><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-88760401106691154512016-05-08T05:00:16.408-05:002016-05-08T05:00:16.408-05:00I cannot express the anger I feel toward the ABIM!...I cannot express the anger I feel toward the ABIM! They are faceless marauders without conscience terrorizing the United States medical system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-60738153691463407962016-05-07T13:24:26.895-05:002016-05-07T13:24:26.895-05:00So many thoughts...
So with this shorter annual e...<br />So many thoughts...<br /><br />So with this shorter annual exam for 10 years...<br /><br />1. How many questions per year in the shorter exam ?<br />2. If you don't reach their passing grade can you retake the annual shorter exam?<br />3. How much ?<br />4. Why not just use the yearly UPDATE MODULE they offer for MOC and be done with it?<br /><br />Its really sad when you cant trust theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-54519177126494613742016-05-07T10:56:28.847-05:002016-05-07T10:56:28.847-05:00Do not underestimate your opponent here.
They are...Do not underestimate your opponent here.<br /><br />They are more motivated than you are because their entire livelihood depends on it.<br /><br />They are authoritarians and relentless reptiles despite sugar coating everything with platitudes. Since the are criminal extortionists, they are better at the game of politics than we are.<br /><br />They still hold the cards in 49 states.<br /><br />James O'Brien, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14994350319492582321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-80825025843741606552016-05-07T05:57:06.158-05:002016-05-07T05:57:06.158-05:00Open words in response to the ABIM's recent e-...Open words in response to the ABIM's recent e-mail on MOC. There is only one ineluctable consequence to the continued stonewalling and silence from the ABIM/ABMS. An end of relationship and all requirements from them is the next logical step.<br /><br />Concerning MOC assessment options for 2018: it would be interesting to read/hear the 12 medical societies responses to the most recent ABIM Titenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-35863307222025842322016-05-06T01:53:45.001-05:002016-05-06T01:53:45.001-05:00Brave New Face of Monopoly
Online proctored test...Brave New Face of Monopoly <br /><br />Online proctored testing with big brother watching you while taking your test. Roll the dice. Play the ABMS game. Behave or go straight to jail without passing go.<br /><br />ABIM plans to make even more money through online secure proctored testing. More testing more often. And a more onerous pledge/contract with civil and criminal penalties for irregular Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-31886751533598033022016-05-05T19:01:31.344-05:002016-05-05T19:01:31.344-05:00breaking news
https://www.abim.org/news/abim-anno...breaking news<br /><br />https://www.abim.org/news/abim-announces-plans-to-offer-physicians-moc-assessment-options-in-january-2018.aspxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-81229138042207982862016-05-05T01:08:30.364-05:002016-05-05T01:08:30.364-05:00Congratulations Dr. Wes. Unlike many doctors who g...Congratulations Dr. Wes. Unlike many doctors who gripe and do nothing,, then lose their integrity and backdown when pseudo authorities pontificate from above how MOC improves patient care, you and I and others know the truth. It serves as a money pit for the medical education industry and an income drain far beyond it' ROI. When you take into account the amount of money providers self fund Gary M. Levinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00207109708364518138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-85903451400766735782016-05-04T10:21:36.137-05:002016-05-04T10:21:36.137-05:00We are being blindfolded and it is important that ...We are being blindfolded and it is important that the word spreads. Thank you!<br />We are there for you in our fight!<br />Dr. Petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-2173976218511463282016-05-03T13:06:18.406-05:002016-05-03T13:06:18.406-05:00Stick a for in MOC/ABMS/ABIM, they're done!Stick a for in MOC/ABMS/ABIM, they're done!Blog Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17867549615532368968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-54069921283462402152016-05-03T10:56:54.779-05:002016-05-03T10:56:54.779-05:00Well said, Dignify Us!Well said, Dignify Us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-58749601761727573782016-05-03T09:30:39.559-05:002016-05-03T09:30:39.559-05:00Ours is a tough profession that requires a lot of ...Ours is a tough profession that requires a lot of dedication and sacrifice. We, as doctors, spend countless hours caring for our patients. And each day that goes by it is harder and harder to give our patients the best care and keep our offices alive.<br /> <br />Oklahoma got the message. For the first time in years physicians are heard, protected and respected. ABIM has been shown to be an Dignify Usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-14927351007913507172016-05-02T17:16:49.207-05:002016-05-02T17:16:49.207-05:00ABMS - an Agent of Propaganda, Fear and Cost Contr...ABMS - an Agent of Propaganda, Fear and Cost Control. Complicity in the Hidden Declaration of 'Corporate Law' in the US Healthcare System<br /><br />ABMS with the ACGME and its associates inherently have two overriding aims. <br />1. Control physicians thinking with propaganda/fear mongering. <br />2. Cut health care/pension/social security costs for corporations and the government. No Will D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-64148974889781502802016-05-02T11:02:19.881-05:002016-05-02T11:02:19.881-05:00Remembering Sarah Von Muller.
You'll be vind...Remembering Sarah Von Muller.<br /><br />You'll be vindicated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-73406486029405723602016-05-01T21:57:14.642-05:002016-05-01T21:57:14.642-05:00Folks, the ABIM is playing checkers and we are pla...Folks, the ABIM is playing checkers and we are playing chess.<br />There is too much money at stake and too many upset, smart, aggressive people for the ABIM to avoid civil litigation. Maybe State litigation now that Oklahoma has taken the smart step of legislating their way into freedom and liberty. It is only a matter of time before Class Action Lawsuits, State Attorney Generals, individual Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-5896835537837945652016-05-01T21:56:50.148-05:002016-05-01T21:56:50.148-05:00Truths and Lies: Initial ABIM Certification vs. AB...Truths and Lies: Initial ABIM Certification vs. ABIM MOC (aka making money off of pseudo-recertification)<br /><br />1) Initial ABIM Certification is not just a multiple choice test. The ABIM exam is the very end of a very long vetting process inclusive of many years of observation of clinical behavior and judgment to approve a candidate to sit for the examination. The ABIM tries to take all SUE THE ABIMhttp://www.abim.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-21029277730930890202016-05-01T02:09:40.680-05:002016-05-01T02:09:40.680-05:00Bare bones medicine. Healthcare in crisis.
ABMS f...Bare bones medicine. Healthcare in crisis.<br /><br />ABMS frankly speaking is a 'pack' of partisan 'PACs' acting in secret for years. <br />They have created some of the most lucrative executive positions reserved for a 'bought and sold' club of politically-motivated MDs. I am talking about some of the most legendary salaries in the history of non-profit 'educational&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-20188758973773182932016-04-29T14:58:44.802-05:002016-04-29T14:58:44.802-05:00Unaccountable NGOs control and rule medicine with ...Unaccountable NGOs control and rule medicine with power not fact. ABMS, Joint Commission, NCQA, URAC/Leapfrog for example are joined at the hip with the ABMS and have power over physicians and their employment through policy, partnered agreements and politico-financial collusion in maintenance of that power and control. <br /><br />Even a cursory look at ABMS partnerships, executives/officers andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-81114317817386746062016-04-29T14:48:38.995-05:002016-04-29T14:48:38.995-05:00Brett@DrSocial.org:
In the event that your commen...Brett@DrSocial.org:<br /><br />In the event that your comments above are sincere and you are not clear on the motives of ABIM and other related agencies such as ABMS, ACGME, etc., I'd recommend you find a trusted friend or familty member who understands how to read financial statements and have them review the IRS Form 990s for ABIM and the ABIMF and their published financial reports along Ed Ricohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594005925360252636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-81693308651370026682016-04-29T12:53:23.984-05:002016-04-29T12:53:23.984-05:00Mary Martin, M.D.,
Why should you care now? Sinc...Mary Martin, M.D.,<br /><br />Why should you care now? Since there is no evidence the MOC results in better care, be done with them. I'm hearing a little bit of the self-flaggelating PGY-1 one in your concerns. That was adaptive then, it isn't now, give it up. These clowns are not your superiors and you probably know more than they do.James O'Brien, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14994350319492582321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-58212218053916042462016-04-29T04:07:06.211-05:002016-04-29T04:07:06.211-05:00A word to the wise about folks that serve you junk...A word to the wise about folks that serve you junk <br /><br />The ABMS has become little more than a fast food franchise serving horrible junk in an morally corrupt environment. The franchise cheats on its customers. They do not take care of filth everywhere they have generated. Yet they still expect clients to eat "in network" and cough-up outrages mandatory fees in exchange for Booger Kingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-53197645588920950062016-04-28T20:01:20.600-05:002016-04-28T20:01:20.600-05:00Thank you very much for this, Dr. Wes. Please con...Thank you very much for this, Dr. Wes. Please consider the possibility that the nefarious actions of state medical boards, the ABMS, and the ACGME are not ill motivated. The actions by these agencies, may reflect a sincere desire for improvement in the quality of healthcare. However, these organizations probably have what Dr. Daniel Goleman refers to as "collective narcissism."Brett@DrSocial.orghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930537675377684012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-19695641994426065642016-04-28T15:02:15.648-05:002016-04-28T15:02:15.648-05:00I am a pediatrician in Kansas. Does anyone know i...I am a pediatrician in Kansas. Does anyone know if there is a group working to pass a similar law in Kansas? I would like to help them do so. <br />Christinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-74673654882631049352016-04-28T13:52:06.977-05:002016-04-28T13:52:06.977-05:00The entire MOC situation is sad, frankly. We coul...The entire MOC situation is sad, frankly. We could keep doctors updated very easily online with a 2-3 hour curriculum every year that they might enjoy and learn something from, give them a short quiz at the end just to show they weren't blowing through the material, and BOOM! They'd be re-certified. At home. On their own computers. For - what - $25 or $50 a year? Very sad....Vic Strasburger, M.D.http://www.drvictorstrasburger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-20079157608215384802016-04-28T13:47:58.492-05:002016-04-28T13:47:58.492-05:00After perusing thru Oklahoma's treatment of th...After perusing thru Oklahoma's treatment of the MOC, one is clearly motivated to make a motion to declare that the high-handed and ham-handed handling methods of MDs by the MOC ought to be renamed as Neolithic or Noachian. In particular, after noting many reports of clear absences of correlations between MOC certifications and improved qualities in patient care, these atrociously antediluvianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com