ABMS Online Survey Seeks Feedback From Physicians on MOC

Physicians are invited to provide feedback about Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements through an onlinesurvey being conducted by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).The survey is part of an ABMS initiative titled “Continuing Board Certification: Vision for the Future. ” The feedback from the survey, which members of the public and other stakeholders are also invited to take, will help identify key concerns regarding MOC and inform the work of ABMS’s new Vision for the Future Commission. The commission will use the survey results as part of a comprehensive ass essment of continuous board certification to make it "meaningful to physicians and the patients they serve well into the next decade." The commission will submit a draft report for public comment in November; a final report will be submitted to the ABMS Board of Directors in February 2019.According to an ABMS spokesperson, the survey will be live for another three to four weeks.The 27-member commission is co-chaired by psychiatrist Christopher Colenda, M.D., M.P.H., president emeritus of the West Virginia University Health System (WVUHS). According to the ABMS website, the commission will “engage and gather the perspectives of those involved and affected by physician certification, including practicing physicians; advocates for patients and the public; state medical societies; specialty associations and societies; accreditors; credentialing organizations; health care delivery syste ms; exp...
Source: Psychiatr News - Category: Psychiatry Tags: ABMS American Board of Medical Specialties M.D. M.P.A. maintenance of certification Saul Levin survey feedback Vision for the Future Source Type: research