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Home Research Research Library ABFM to Simplify Maintenance of Certification (MOC) for Family Physicians and Make It More Meaningful: A Family Medicine Registry ABFM to Simplify Maintenance of Certification (MOC) for Family Physicians and Make It More Meaningful: A Family Medicine Registry 2015 Author(s) Phillips, Robert L Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification, Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Health Information Technology (HIT), Measurement, and Physician Experience (Burnout / Satisfaction) Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) launches the start of a family medicine registry with a study called the Trial of Aggregate Data Exchange for Maintenance of Certification and Raising Quality (TRADEMaRQ). This study is supported by the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and is the first phase of a nearly $7 million investment by the ABFM to make maintenance of certification (MOC) easier and more meaningful, to help physicians turn their electronic health record (EHR) data into useful information, and to support the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), meaningful use, and other reporting needs. The ABFM is the first board to sponsor a registry, and this is the first clinical registry to support MOC. ABFM Research Read all 2020 Associations Between Medical Education Assessments and American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination Score and Failure to Obtain Certification Go to Associations Between Medical Education Assessments and American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination Score and Failure to Obtain Certification 2020 Relationship between the perceived strength of countries’ primary care system and COVID-19 mortality: an international survey study Go to Relationship between the perceived strength of countries’ primary care system and COVID-19 mortality: an international survey study 2024 Self-Reported Panel Size Among Family Physicians Declined by Over 25% Over a Decade (2013-2022) Go to Self-Reported Panel Size Among Family Physicians Declined by Over 25% Over a Decade (2013-2022) 2019 “That Was Pretty Powerful”: a Qualitative Study of What Physicians Learn When Preparing for Their Maintenance-of-Certification Exams Go to “That Was Pretty Powerful”: a Qualitative Study of What Physicians Learn When Preparing for Their Maintenance-of-Certification Exams
Author(s) Phillips, Robert L Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification, Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Health Information Technology (HIT), Measurement, and Physician Experience (Burnout / Satisfaction) Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2020 Associations Between Medical Education Assessments and American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination Score and Failure to Obtain Certification Go to Associations Between Medical Education Assessments and American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination Score and Failure to Obtain Certification 2020 Relationship between the perceived strength of countries’ primary care system and COVID-19 mortality: an international survey study Go to Relationship between the perceived strength of countries’ primary care system and COVID-19 mortality: an international survey study 2024 Self-Reported Panel Size Among Family Physicians Declined by Over 25% Over a Decade (2013-2022) Go to Self-Reported Panel Size Among Family Physicians Declined by Over 25% Over a Decade (2013-2022) 2019 “That Was Pretty Powerful”: a Qualitative Study of What Physicians Learn When Preparing for Their Maintenance-of-Certification Exams Go to “That Was Pretty Powerful”: a Qualitative Study of What Physicians Learn When Preparing for Their Maintenance-of-Certification Exams
2020 Associations Between Medical Education Assessments and American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination Score and Failure to Obtain Certification Go to Associations Between Medical Education Assessments and American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination Score and Failure to Obtain Certification
2020 Relationship between the perceived strength of countries’ primary care system and COVID-19 mortality: an international survey study Go to Relationship between the perceived strength of countries’ primary care system and COVID-19 mortality: an international survey study
2024 Self-Reported Panel Size Among Family Physicians Declined by Over 25% Over a Decade (2013-2022) Go to Self-Reported Panel Size Among Family Physicians Declined by Over 25% Over a Decade (2013-2022)
2019 “That Was Pretty Powerful”: a Qualitative Study of What Physicians Learn When Preparing for Their Maintenance-of-Certification Exams Go to “That Was Pretty Powerful”: a Qualitative Study of What Physicians Learn When Preparing for Their Maintenance-of-Certification Exams
