Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Medical Board Re-Certification and the ABIM Financial Cover-up

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“Oh, what a tangled web we weave...when first we practice to deceive.” ―  Walter Scott ,  Marmion Integrity and trust in medicine are ...
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Monday, June 15, 2015

CMS Issues National Coverage Decision for Pacemakers Dangerous To Patients

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Who needs the Independent Payment Advisory Board to limit indicated care for patients when you have the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Ser...
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Sunday, May 31, 2015

ABIM Fails to Disclose Lobbying Efforts

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Shhhh. The public wasn't supposed to know. Neither was the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). According to the American Board of Inte...
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Saturday, May 23, 2015

The ABIM, Its Finances, and the Great Collusion

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Yesterday, Newsweek Pulitzer-prize finalist and reporter Kurt Eichenwald pulled back the curtain  on the Great and Powerful Oz of medical ...
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Saturday, May 16, 2015

The American Board of Internal Medicine's Land of Make Believe

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Hi boys and girls!  My name is Christine Casell, MD.  I was once the President and CEO of the American Board of Internal Medicine, the ABI...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015

Maintenance of Certification Controversy Dominates Day One of the 2015 Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions

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"… This debate addresses whether ABIM's Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program contributes meaningfully to the practice of qua...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Today in JAMA: ABIM MOC Program's Evidence Base Gets Destroyed

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Paul Tierstein, MD and Eric Topol, MD critically review the evidence base for the American Board of Internal Medicine's Maintenance of C...
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EP Lab Activism

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Getting ready for the 2015 Heart Rhythm Society Meetings in Boston later this week. Looking forward to seeing everyone there! -Wes
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Friday, May 08, 2015

What Happens to Doctors Who Fail Their Maintenance of Certification Examination?

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What is it like for physicians to fail their ABMS Maintenance of Certification® (MOC) program examination? How does the largest member boar...
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Saturday, May 02, 2015

Why Electrophysiologists Need to Flood the MOC "Debate" at HRS2015

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Anti-MOC Buttons Click image to order yours On 13 May 2015 at 8 am in Room 162A of the Boston Convention Center, a session called ...
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