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A growing number of hospitals and health systems are beginning to use Maintenance of Certification components to engage physicians in quality improvement. Many hospitals are now endorsing and accepting certification from the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons (NBPAS.org) instead of ABMS board certification.
Board Certification and the ABMS Program for Maintenance of Certification (ABMS MOC®) are highly-visible indicators that physicians know today's standards of practice. The ABMS Program for MOC activities emphasize ongoing professional development and assessment that is aligned with other professional expectations and requirements within health ...
The American Board of Internal Medicine's Maintenance of Certification program changed in January 2014. The program now requires physicians to: Possess a valid medical license; Earn Maintenance of Certification points (points count toward all certificates you are maintaining) Some Maintenance of Certification activity every two years
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) National Dialysis Accreditation Commission (NDAC) [6] The Compliance Team, "Exemplary Provider Programs" The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission(IAC) Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC)
National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences NBC-HIS The achievement of this designation represents the initiative to excel beyond the normal requirements for operating a hearing instrument dispensing practice.
The American Board of Pain Medicine eliminated lifetime certification in 1998. [2] Certificates issued after 1998 expire after 10 years, creating a 10-year recertification cycle. Concurrently, ABPM created the American Board of Pain Medicine MOC (Maintenance of Certification) program. [4]
The ABMS and its affiliated boards strive for the highest standards to assure the public that a board-certified physician is current in medical knowledge and practices medicine ethically. To assure ongoing competence, maintenance of certification was enacted. As of 2006, all dermatologists successful in initial certification enter MOC. [3]
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) of the United States is a national non-profit organization that represents the 71 state medical and osteopathic boards of the United States and its territories and co-sponsors the United States Medical Licensing Examination. Medical boards license physicians, investigate complaints, discipline those ...