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New Study Findings Support Benefit of Physician Board Certification and Continuous Professional Development such as the ABMS Maintenance of Certification Program >
Date: 08/24/2010
A new study on the quality of physician care provides evidence of the benefit of specialty board certification and suggests the necessity of continuous professional development programs, such as the American Board of Medical Specialties Maintenance of Certification® (ABMS MOC®) program.

ABMS Appoints Tom Granatir as New Senior Vice President For Strategic Partnerships, Health Policy and Governmental Affairs >
Date: 08/24/2010
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the organization overseeing the certification of physician specialists in the United States, has appointed Thomas Granatir as senior vice president for strategic partnerships, health policy and governmental affairs. He will assume his new duties Aug. 30, 2010.

ABMS to Develop Physician Assessments Related to Health Information Technology as Part of its ABMS Maintenance of Certification® Program >
Date: 08/05/2010
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) intends to create tools to promote the meaningful use of health information technology (HIT) and incorporate them into ABMS Maintenance of Certification® (ABMS MOC®), a program created by ABMS and its 24 Member Boards to promote lifelong learning and self assessment for physician specialists.

Physicians Participating in ABMS MOC Share Their Stories >
Date: 06/30/2010
Physicians certified by an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Member Board have shared their experiences with ABMS Maintenance of Certification®.

ABMS Issues Statement in Support of ACGME Approach to Study of Residency Duty Hours >
Date: 06/25/2010
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) acknowledges the efforts of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to respond to the 2008 recommendations of the Institute of Medicine regarding the duty hours or physicians in medical residency programs.

ABMS Implements Continuous Reporting of MOC Pilot Through ABP >
Date: 06/02/2010
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) announced that its data file now reflects continuous certification reporting information for diplomates certified by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP).  ABMS’ reporting pilot will begin with ABP, the first and only ABMS Member Board to eliminate specific certification “end dates” for its diplomates.

ABMS Hosts National Policy Forum:
Aligning Maintenance of Ceritification and Healthcare IT >
Date: 04/29/2010
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) recently convened healthcare thought leaders to begin discussions on how to align healthcare information technology (HIT) and ABMS Maintenance of Certification® (ABMS MOC®), as the subject of its second National Policy Forum.

ABMS Board of Directors Appointments >
Date: 03/24/2010
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the organization that oversees the certification of physician specialists in the United States, announced at its Annual Assembly Meeting today the appointment of John McCabe, MD, FACEP, as the 33rd chair of its Board of Directors, and the appointment of six new members to the Board.

ABMS MOC Included in Health Care Bill as Option to Assess Physician Quality >
Date: 3/23/2010
A provision in the health care reform measure passed by the House of Representatives Sunday and signed into law by President Barack Obama includes participation in the American Board of Medical Specialties Maintenance of Certification® (ABMS MOC®) as an option for the nation's physicians to fulfill requirements of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). 

News Archive 2009

ABMS Annual Report and Certificate Statistics Booklet Now Available >
Date: 12/09/2009

The American Board Of Medical Specialties And Blue Cross And
Blue Shield Association Announce New Collaboration To Improve Healthcare Quality
And Patient Safety >
Date: 12/07/2009

ABMS Convenes Healthcare Stakeholders to Align Quality Improvement Goals
Credentialers, Member Boards Discuss Evolving Maintenance of Certification Initiatives >
Date: 11/24/2009

ABMS and NQF Convene Summit on Enhancing Physician Performance:
Stakeholders Agree Board Certification Should Play Bigger Role in Healthcare Quality Improvement >
Date: 08/17/09

Seek Out Credentials Before Choosing A Physician –
Is Your Cardiologist Board Certified In Cardiovascular Disease?
ABMS Advises Patients on How to Select a Doctor >
Date: 07/02/09

ABMS Announces Plans to Move its Headquarters to Downtown Chicago >
Date: 04/14/09

ABMS National Policy Forum Underscores Value of Aligning ABMS MOC with National Healthcare Policy Reform Movement >
Date: 04/07/09

New Standards Adopted to Elevate Physician Life-Long Learning Assessment for the ABMS Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program >
Date: 03/26/09

ABMS Announces New Board of Directors >
Date: 03/19/09

ABMS Hosts First National Health Policy Forum to Address Physician Accountability and Health System Performance Standards >
Date: 03/11/09

News Archive 2008

ABMS Appoints Richard Hawkins, MD, FACP as New Senior Vice President for Professional and Scientific Affairs >
Date: 12/11/08

ABMS Appoints Margaret Jung As New COO >
Date: 12/01/08

Consumers Weigh in on Which TV Doc They Would Want As Their Own >
Date: 11/18/08

ABMS Joins National NQF Partnership To Take Action For Healthcare Quality Improvements Date: 11/17/08

Improving Performance in Practice Asthma Initiative Selected for Spread by Alliance for Pediatric Quality >
Date: 10/01/08

Bedside Manner, Board Certification Matter: Survey Reveals Top Qualities for Consumers Choosing a Doctor >
Date: 08/04/08

Online Physician Ratings: Proceed with Caution >
Date: 06/11/08

Organized Physician Certification Celebrates Major Milestone >
Date: 06/11/08

ABMS Assembly Votes in Favor of Three-Year Initiative to Enhance Public Trust in the Board Certification Process >
Date: 05/19/08

Joel A. DeLisa, MD, MS to Chair ABMS Board of Directors >
Date: 03/18/08

New Edition of ABMS’ Guide to Physician Specialties Now Available >
Date: 03/18/08

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois to Offer ABMS® Patient Safety Improvement Program to Network Physicians >
Date: 03/05/08

Collaborative Fusion Becomes Latest Subscriber to ABMS Direct Connect Select™ Certification Verification System >
Date: 02/21/08

ABMS Expands Partnership with TMP Directional Marketing >
Date: 02/01/08

News Archive 2007

Clinically Active Terms Redefined in a Push for Clarity in Reporting >
Date: 12/18/07

ABMS Refines Policy Regarding Medical Licensure as Prerequisite for Certification and Maintenance of Certification >
Date: 12/18/07

ABMS Launches New PSA About the Importance of Board Certification
When Choosing a Physician >
Date: 11/15/07

ABMS Selects Kevin B. Weiss, MD, MPH, as New President and CEO >
Date: 09/18/07

ABMS 2007 Annual Review and Certification Statistics Publications Now Available >
Date: 09/12/07

ABMS Presents First Derrick T. Vail Award to David L. Nahrwold, MD >
Date: 09/05/07

New Pricing Announced for ABMS® Patient Safety Improvement Program >
Date: 08/06/07

ABMS® Patient Safety Improvement Program Now Available >
Date: 08/06/07

ABMS Study Profiles Effective Doctor-Patient Communication >
Date: 06/11/07

ABMS Expands its Web Site Capabilities to Include E-Commerce >
Date: 04/12/07

ABMS Research and Education Foundation receives $2.5 Million Grant to Continue National Improving Performance in Practice Program for Physicians >
Date: 03/21/07

ABMS President Stephen H. Miller, MD, MPH Speaks at French National Task Force on Medical Competencies and Growth >
Date: 02/07/07

ABMS Realigns Organization to More Effectively Focus on Strategic Initiatives and Growth >
Date: 01/25/07

Sheldon D. Horowitz, MD Named Special Advisor to ABMS President >
Date: 01/24/07

ABMS® Patient Safety Improvement Program >
Date: 01/23/07

ABMS Supports The Institute For Healthcare Improvement’s 5 Million Lives Campaign >
Date: 01/18/07

News Archive 2006

Assessing and Improving Patient Care is Theme at Recent ABMS-ACGME Conference >
Date: 12/05/06

ABMS Launches Redesigned Web Site >
Date: 12/04/06

Assessing & Improving Patient Care Conference >
Date: 11/04/06

New Certification in Hospice & Palliative Medicine >
Date: 10/06/06

New Developments in Maintenance of Certification >
Date: 07/06/06

Physician-Led Program Focuses on Improving Care >
Date: 06/09/06

Straube and Berwick Speak at Annual Assembly Meeting >
Date: 03/01/06
View article (Dr. Straube)
View article (Dr. Berwick)

ABMS Offers System for Emergency Credentialing >
Date: 12/14/05