tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post7402852123487758789..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: ABIM Fees Place Physician Bank Accounts on High Continuous SuctionDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-2503220149464862452018-12-09T03:14:27.373-06:002018-12-09T03:14:27.373-06:00M_O_C_® Company Script, Insurance Script
You sol...M_O_C_® Company Script, Insurance Script <br /><br />You sold your soul to the company store.Made_Of_Cain_https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=584jrtK1HgInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-86381647162449345952018-12-09T00:06:40.328-06:002018-12-09T00:06:40.328-06:00Episodes from ABIM's "It's an Easy Li...Episodes from ABIM's "It's an Easy Life"<br /><br />MOC WAGE TODAY (999K per yr, DC/Cayman holidays and a 2MM golden parachute away) <br />https://www.medpagetoday.com/practicemanagement/practicemanagement/68325<br />Being "Rich"http://blog.abim.org/podcast-burnout-and-practicing-todays-medicine/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-78639429481356384832018-12-08T23:50:09.905-06:002018-12-08T23:50:09.905-06:00UCSF GRAND ROUNDS Bioethics Expert Christine Casse...UCSF GRAND ROUNDS Bioethics Expert Christine Cassel<br /><br />The Choosing Wisely Chief says a root cause of physician burnout is over-treatment and the moral distress it causes.<br /><br />Dr Cassel's geriatrician's pearls <br /><br />Baby boomers<br /><br /> - "Bandaids, vaseline and a good old cast iron pan are all the medicine our aging population needs."<br /><br />On selfValues In Conflicthttps://twitter.com/Bob_Wachter?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-33284782516688460842018-12-07T02:54:29.991-06:002018-12-07T02:54:29.991-06:00Read my lips no MOC taxes
Is there a parallel bet...Read my lips no MOC taxes<br /><br />Is there a parallel between ABIM's avaricious financial activities and the Pentagon's massive appetite for dollars? So much of their money gets reshuffled or vanishes into thin air.<br /><br />"The Pentagon’s Massive Accounting Fraud Exposed By Dave Lindorff<br />How US military spending keeps rising even as the Pentagon flunks its audit."<brMiss Eng Moneyhttps://www.wanttoknow.info/050310pentagontrillionslostnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-75236142189403855182018-12-03T19:56:13.765-06:002018-12-03T19:56:13.765-06:00Commentary on MOC madness
It becomes increasingly...Commentary on MOC madness<br /><br />It becomes increasingly clear that ABIM executives can’t run the ABIM certification program with all the side shows they are engaged in. <br /><br />Physicians are burdened/overwhelmed with MOC and all the onerous tasks associated with it. The Financial Frankenstein they invented called MOC has affected their own ability to keep up. <br /><br />No longer are Count Downhttps://www.google.com/search?q=frankenstein+in+quicksand&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS817US817&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjkzuKCh4XfAhUhNH0KHZDCATgQsAR6BAgCEAE&biw=1821&bih=876#imgrc=oaT9wwouRIoTwM:noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-52137332592062346452018-12-03T19:36:54.813-06:002018-12-03T19:36:54.813-06:00Apparently the ABIM is not "up to ABIM standa...Apparently the ABIM is not "up to ABIM standards." O O P Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-78224000680070255512018-12-03T19:16:04.382-06:002018-12-03T19:16:04.382-06:00Here we go again, major problems with ABIM’s proct...Here we go again, major problems with ABIM’s proctored testing system! They will have to do some damage control on this one. Click the link for an example of ABIM PR.<br /><br />Are we too busy to think about Knowledge Check-ins to understand the pitfalls/dangers?<br /><br />The KCI problem reported above was from if I recall 11/20/2018. On December 1st (here we go again) the ABIM reported what IGot IT Wronghttp://blog.abim.org/knowledge-check-in-feedback-from-the-community/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-30812837106480474462018-12-03T12:18:18.510-06:002018-12-03T12:18:18.510-06:00Knowledge Check-In Fails the Test
"Looking f...Knowledge Check-In Fails the Test<br /><br />"Looking for anyone else who has had issues with the proctored exam from their home setting. Just today I was 14 minutes short of finishing (with 10 questions, yes I am slow), when screen went white with large Failed error message across including the PearsonVue website. Still had proctored box up. Typed for help. Waited 6 minutes. (Watched time Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-43428272054854943952018-12-02T18:42:50.762-06:002018-12-02T18:42:50.762-06:00I have taken my internal medicine boards and have ...I have taken my internal medicine boards and have subspecialty certificates and recertifications prior to 2018. I was told that I did not need any MOC points and would not be bothered until the next 10 years after each one. The ABIM is constantly moving the goal posts. As if I don't have enough uncompensated work to do for DOJ.CURES in California, MACRA and MIPS. <br /><br />I know Charles Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-10876966169940868102018-12-02T06:58:44.025-06:002018-12-02T06:58:44.025-06:00The ABIM needs to change its name to reflect its m...The ABIM needs to change its name to reflect its moneyed interests and partisan political orientation . . . <br />A new name, that spells out the scandalous/zealous nature of this members-only-club.<br />How 'bout<br />Society for Continuous Assessment and Monitoring S_C_A_M<br /><br />NOT OF THE PROFESSION NOR FOR THE PUBLIChttps://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/feature-0030-pass-it-onnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-80702801319018168562018-12-02T06:51:34.362-06:002018-12-02T06:51:34.362-06:00Keith- Glad you got to meet the Burger King CEO fo...Keith- Glad you got to meet the Burger King CEO for GSO Blackrock Private Equity in charge Preventative Medicine. This is one of the biggest unreported scandal at the ABMS. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-83092774790784826682018-12-02T06:45:02.529-06:002018-12-02T06:45:02.529-06:00Can somebody give a report about the Knowledge Che...Can somebody give a report about the Knowledge Check in meltdown today? What caused it? Quite often when I call their computer systems are down.<br />Understaffed also. Won't transfer me to anybody who has authority. So much for transparency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-72787739769303209842018-12-02T06:37:22.021-06:002018-12-02T06:37:22.021-06:00In 2002 executive compensation expense totaled $1,...In 2002 executive compensation expense totaled $1,260,155<br />By 2016 executive compensation jumped to $4,210,980<br /><br />All other employee compensation totaled $5,856,220 in 2002.<br />In 2016 that number rockets to $18,207,797<br /><br />In 2002 there were a total of 4 major contractors expense totaling $615,316<br />For printing, legal and computer consulting.<br />0 others contractors Money Check-outhttps://twitter.com/doctorwes?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-86364973415041783032018-12-01T22:45:01.540-06:002018-12-01T22:45:01.540-06:00The ABMS has become nothing but a rent extracting ...The ABMS has become nothing but a rent extracting organization. My recent experience was attempting to apply to take the boards in addiction medicine. To do so, you are required to pony up 500 dollars so they can vet your credentials (Evan though I already was board certified in Internal medicine). Since I had not performed a fellowship, but have worked in the field for several years, they Keith Snoreply@blogger.com