Beyond the Clinic Family Medicine on a Mission Part 1: How Air Force Physicians Achieve Humanitarian Goals Read Family Medicine on a Mission Part 1: How Air Force Physicians Achieve Humanitarian Goals
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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 2014 The Future Role of the Family Physician in the United States: A Rigorous Exercise in Definition Go to The Future Role of the Family Physician in the United States: A Rigorous Exercise in Definition 2012 Evaluating the Systematic Validity of a Medical Subspecialty Examination Go to Evaluating the Systematic Validity of a Medical Subspecialty Examination 2020 Shaping Keystones in a Time of Transformation: ABFM’s Efforts to Advance Leadership & Scholarship in Family Medicine Go to Shaping Keystones in a Time of Transformation: ABFM’s Efforts to Advance Leadership & Scholarship in Family Medicine 2014 Family medicine residency program directors’ plans to incorporate maintenance of certification into residency training: a CERA survey Go to Family medicine residency program directors’ plans to incorporate maintenance of certification into residency training: a CERA survey
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 2014 The Future Role of the Family Physician in the United States: A Rigorous Exercise in Definition Go to The Future Role of the Family Physician in the United States: A Rigorous Exercise in Definition 2012 Evaluating the Systematic Validity of a Medical Subspecialty Examination Go to Evaluating the Systematic Validity of a Medical Subspecialty Examination 2020 Shaping Keystones in a Time of Transformation: ABFM’s Efforts to Advance Leadership & Scholarship in Family Medicine Go to Shaping Keystones in a Time of Transformation: ABFM’s Efforts to Advance Leadership & Scholarship in Family Medicine 2014 Family medicine residency program directors’ plans to incorporate maintenance of certification into residency training: a CERA survey Go to Family medicine residency program directors’ plans to incorporate maintenance of certification into residency training: a CERA survey
2014 The Future Role of the Family Physician in the United States: A Rigorous Exercise in Definition Go to The Future Role of the Family Physician in the United States: A Rigorous Exercise in Definition
2012 Evaluating the Systematic Validity of a Medical Subspecialty Examination Go to Evaluating the Systematic Validity of a Medical Subspecialty Examination
2020 Shaping Keystones in a Time of Transformation: ABFM’s Efforts to Advance Leadership & Scholarship in Family Medicine Go to Shaping Keystones in a Time of Transformation: ABFM’s Efforts to Advance Leadership & Scholarship in Family Medicine
2014 Family medicine residency program directors’ plans to incorporate maintenance of certification into residency training: a CERA survey Go to Family medicine residency program directors’ plans to incorporate maintenance of certification into residency training: a CERA survey