Dr. Wes

We've seen the " We got it wrong " messages." We've seen the " We're listening to our members " messa...

Pre-MOC Average: $146,073/year Post-MOC Average: $1,090,184/year This graph sums up another reason the American Board of Medical Specia...

Two days ago after a typical day performing procedures in the EP lab, doing inpatient consults, fielding patient messages, attending admini...

By now various medical societies are telling the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) their ship has sailed. The ABIM's worn mant...

I woke early to review my notes; who was attending the gathering that day, the itinerary, the location.  Suit, tie, briefcase, cell phone, c...

I looked out the airplane window and saw we were approaching Reagan National Airport from the south. The crisp morning sun pierced the fluff...

From the Heart Rhythm Society via email today: Today, the Department of Justice announced that it has reached settlements in its investiga...

When I lived in Washington DC years ago, there was a saying my wife and I heard on occasion from our friends who worked on the Hill: ...

From Jonathan Edwards  (video): "Sunshine go away today I don't feel much like dancing Some man's gone, he's tried to r...

A patient with a history of syncope, first degree AV block with evidence of a bundle branch block and 2:1 block on telemetry is examined and...

According to MedScape : The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) has announced that it will consider replacing its 10-year maintena...

Patients are dropping like flies in Electrophysiology Laboratories across the country. Death and destruction everywhere. Poor quality. Unsaf...

The incredible growth in American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) fees from 2000 to 2014 in one graph: ...

I reviewed the past 15 years of first-time pass (and therefore failure) rates of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) MOC secure e...

Kurt Eichenwald in Newsweek  strikes again : Dr. Jones has been a physician for decades. His hundreds of online patient reviews are consis...

By now, most specialty boards in medicine appear to have "heard" practicing doctors over their displeasure over the American Board...

Some of us were shooting spitballs in class in 1963, more interested in the political machinations of the playground than we were with those...

According the American Board of Medical Specialties' website, the creation of the first medical specialty board was widely attributed t...

When it rains, it pours. So it is with the unintended consequences of performance measurement. Performance measurement is an important p...

Ever what a doctor needs to type for a 20-minute inpatient visit? Here's what it took me: (Note: my poor typical skills are evident...