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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 2019 Payment Structures That Support Social Care Integration With Clinical Care: Social Deprivation Indices and Novel Payment Models Go to Payment Structures That Support Social Care Integration With Clinical Care: Social Deprivation Indices and Novel Payment Models 2010 ABFM announces further enhancements to MC-FP Go to ABFM announces further enhancements to MC-FP 2025 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vaccinations in United States primary care practices Go to The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vaccinations in United States primary care practices 2021 How Comprehensive Medication Management Contributes to Foundational Elements of Primary Care Go to How Comprehensive Medication Management Contributes to Foundational Elements of Primary Care
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 2019 Payment Structures That Support Social Care Integration With Clinical Care: Social Deprivation Indices and Novel Payment Models Go to Payment Structures That Support Social Care Integration With Clinical Care: Social Deprivation Indices and Novel Payment Models 2010 ABFM announces further enhancements to MC-FP Go to ABFM announces further enhancements to MC-FP 2025 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vaccinations in United States primary care practices Go to The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vaccinations in United States primary care practices 2021 How Comprehensive Medication Management Contributes to Foundational Elements of Primary Care Go to How Comprehensive Medication Management Contributes to Foundational Elements of Primary Care
2019 Payment Structures That Support Social Care Integration With Clinical Care: Social Deprivation Indices and Novel Payment Models Go to Payment Structures That Support Social Care Integration With Clinical Care: Social Deprivation Indices and Novel Payment Models
2025 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vaccinations in United States primary care practices Go to The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vaccinations in United States primary care practices
2021 How Comprehensive Medication Management Contributes to Foundational Elements of Primary Care Go to How Comprehensive Medication Management Contributes to Foundational Elements of Primary Care