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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. ABFM Research Read all 1986 Defining the content of board certification examinations Go to Defining the content of board certification examinations 2015 ABFM to Simplify Maintenance of Certification (MOC) for Family Physicians and Make It More Meaningful: A Family Medicine Registry Go to ABFM to Simplify Maintenance of Certification (MOC) for Family Physicians and Make It More Meaningful: A Family Medicine Registry 1981 Contempo ’81. Family practice Go to Contempo ’81. Family practice 2025 Examining the Construct Stability of the Family Medicine Certification Scale Between One-Day Exam and Longitudinal Assessment Go to Examining the Construct Stability of the Family Medicine Certification Scale Between One-Day Exam and Longitudinal Assessment
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 1986 Defining the content of board certification examinations Go to Defining the content of board certification examinations 2015 ABFM to Simplify Maintenance of Certification (MOC) for Family Physicians and Make It More Meaningful: A Family Medicine Registry Go to ABFM to Simplify Maintenance of Certification (MOC) for Family Physicians and Make It More Meaningful: A Family Medicine Registry 1981 Contempo ’81. Family practice Go to Contempo ’81. Family practice 2025 Examining the Construct Stability of the Family Medicine Certification Scale Between One-Day Exam and Longitudinal Assessment Go to Examining the Construct Stability of the Family Medicine Certification Scale Between One-Day Exam and Longitudinal Assessment
1986 Defining the content of board certification examinations Go to Defining the content of board certification examinations
2015 ABFM to Simplify Maintenance of Certification (MOC) for Family Physicians and Make It More Meaningful: A Family Medicine Registry Go to ABFM to Simplify Maintenance of Certification (MOC) for Family Physicians and Make It More Meaningful: A Family Medicine Registry
2025 Examining the Construct Stability of the Family Medicine Certification Scale Between One-Day Exam and Longitudinal Assessment Go to Examining the Construct Stability of the Family Medicine Certification Scale Between One-Day Exam and Longitudinal Assessment