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Home Research Research Library ABFM’s Physicians Quality Reporting System registry ABFM’s Physicians Quality Reporting System registry 2011 Author(s) Hagen, Michael D Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Medicare Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine In 2006, Congress passed the Tax Relief and Health Care Act, which included provisions requiring the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) to establish a quality reporting system, the Physicians Quality Reporting Initiative (now called the Physicians Quality Reporting System) for eligible health care providers, which would include financial incentives for participants.1 This system initially used a fairly cumbersome set of “G-Codes” for reporting quality indicators as part of the claims process. Subsequently, the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 and the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 provided an alternative registry method for reporting quality indicators in the incentive program.1 Under the registry method, quality organizations could apply to become approved registries and submit data on behalf of their clients. The application process included interviews by CMS staff, as well as a description of the organization’s proposed registry architecture and structure. The first registries approved became active in the second half of 2008. The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) was the only medical specialty board approved in the initial group of registries. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2012 Knowledge Assessment Responses in the ABFM Self-Assessment Modules (SAMs) Go to Knowledge Assessment Responses in the ABFM Self-Assessment Modules (SAMs) 2016 “the End of the Beginning” for Clinical Simulation in the Abfm Self-Assessment Modules (Sams) Go to “the End of the Beginning” for Clinical Simulation in the Abfm Self-Assessment Modules (Sams) 2021 Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification Go to Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification 2015 A Significant Number of Charter Diplomates Participate in American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification Go to A Significant Number of Charter Diplomates Participate in American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification
Author(s) Hagen, Michael D Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Medicare Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2012 Knowledge Assessment Responses in the ABFM Self-Assessment Modules (SAMs) Go to Knowledge Assessment Responses in the ABFM Self-Assessment Modules (SAMs) 2016 “the End of the Beginning” for Clinical Simulation in the Abfm Self-Assessment Modules (Sams) Go to “the End of the Beginning” for Clinical Simulation in the Abfm Self-Assessment Modules (Sams) 2021 Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification Go to Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification 2015 A Significant Number of Charter Diplomates Participate in American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification Go to A Significant Number of Charter Diplomates Participate in American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification
2012 Knowledge Assessment Responses in the ABFM Self-Assessment Modules (SAMs) Go to Knowledge Assessment Responses in the ABFM Self-Assessment Modules (SAMs)
2016 “the End of the Beginning” for Clinical Simulation in the Abfm Self-Assessment Modules (Sams) Go to “the End of the Beginning” for Clinical Simulation in the Abfm Self-Assessment Modules (Sams)
2021 Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification Go to Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification
2015 A Significant Number of Charter Diplomates Participate in American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification Go to A Significant Number of Charter Diplomates Participate in American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification