Maintenance of Certification Part IV: Local Practice Improvement and Assessment
This information outlines the requirements and process for obtaining credit for local practice improvement as part of Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part IV. It covers the frequency of assessments, point accumulation criteria, and the need for local data sources. Detailed steps for participating in self-directed or completed projects for practice assessment are provided, including enrolling in MOC, selecting projects, and initiating modules. The importance of selecting quality measures and potential measures for improvement is also highlighted.
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Maintenance of Certification, part IV Practice Assessment Getting credit for local practice improvement Nathan Spell, MD Chief Quality Officer, EUH Vice Chair for Quality and Clinical Effectiveness, Dept. of Medicine
MOC Requirements* Requirement Frequency Pass a secure exam (worth 20 points) Every 10 years, after year 6 of cycle Do some activity to earn points Every 2 years Accumulate 100 points, which must include Practice assessment (at least 20 points) Medical knowledge (at least 20 points) Patient safety (may be included in one of above) Practice survey (voice of patient) (may be included in one of above) Every 5 years And pay a lot of money for the pleasure of doing MOC ongoing * Under re-evaluation by ABIM and subject to modification
MOC Practice Assessment Needed Don't have local data Have local data sources Self-directed or Completed project ABIM PIM Emory Medicine as Portfolio Sponsor ABIM PIM AQI Pathway (EHC, TEC, Grady, VA measures) (predefined measures) On-line application and submit data at abim.org. May propose own measure for ABIM approval.* ABIM-approved materials from other professional societies or registries Local approval by sponsoring institution (not yet at Emory) Order through abim.org * Requires processing time
Self-directed or Completed Project Self-directed Project Prospective Baseline data <12 mos. old Completed Project Retrospective Project completed w/in last 24 months Data on at least 25 patients Data for at least 3 measures from ABIM Measures Library Can propose your own metric for improvement if one of these is not appropriate for your situation Can be done as a group
Instructions 1. Enroll in MOC and pay fees, if not yet done 1. Select Practice Assessment Self-directed or Completed project PIM 1. Order for yourself or a group If Group, one person initiates Will need to name participants, with ABIM # s Each participant must be enrolled in MOC
Instructions, continued 4. Enter info to initiate the module Select 3 quality measures from the Measures Library on which you have local data or are able to gather by review of patient charts. Choose a measure to improve and reassess after improvement (option to propose your own measure, too) 5. 6.
Instructions, continued 7. If doing as a group, each member will have to log in, enter data, describe the process, and describe/attest to his or her personal involvement in the work.
In the end . . . Earn 20 points toward MOC and satisfy the Practice Assessment requirement Earn 20 credits of CME
