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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 2022 The American Board of Family Medicine’s 8 Years of Experience with Differential Item Functioning Go to The American Board of Family Medicine’s 8 Years of Experience with Differential Item Functioning 2014 States Can Transform Their Health Care Workforce Go to States Can Transform Their Health Care Workforce 2025 Rural and urban differences in family physician burnout before and during the COVID-19 pandemic Go to Rural and urban differences in family physician burnout before and during the COVID-19 pandemic 2015 Family Physicians with a Sports Medicine Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ): Well Prepared to Meet a Significant Patient Care Need Go to Family Physicians with a Sports Medicine Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ): Well Prepared to Meet a Significant Patient Care Need
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 2022 The American Board of Family Medicine’s 8 Years of Experience with Differential Item Functioning Go to The American Board of Family Medicine’s 8 Years of Experience with Differential Item Functioning 2014 States Can Transform Their Health Care Workforce Go to States Can Transform Their Health Care Workforce 2025 Rural and urban differences in family physician burnout before and during the COVID-19 pandemic Go to Rural and urban differences in family physician burnout before and during the COVID-19 pandemic 2015 Family Physicians with a Sports Medicine Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ): Well Prepared to Meet a Significant Patient Care Need Go to Family Physicians with a Sports Medicine Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ): Well Prepared to Meet a Significant Patient Care Need
2022 The American Board of Family Medicine’s 8 Years of Experience with Differential Item Functioning Go to The American Board of Family Medicine’s 8 Years of Experience with Differential Item Functioning
2014 States Can Transform Their Health Care Workforce Go to States Can Transform Their Health Care Workforce
2025 Rural and urban differences in family physician burnout before and during the COVID-19 pandemic Go to Rural and urban differences in family physician burnout before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
2015 Family Physicians with a Sports Medicine Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ): Well Prepared to Meet a Significant Patient Care Need Go to Family Physicians with a Sports Medicine Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ): Well Prepared to Meet a Significant Patient Care Need
