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What is Maintenance of Certification (MOC)?

Emerging Challenges of Maintenance of Certification (MOC) ABMS & ABIM deadlines are fast approaching!

Physicians are increasingly called upon to demonstrate lifelong commitment to learning, quality improvement, professional development, and excellence in patient safety, communication, and overall care. Whether through Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) incentive programs, evolving standards in CME design, analysis, and outcomes evaluation, or newly entering mandates in board certification and state licensure.

Medical board certification has undergone a major shift, now stretching well beyond 'once and done,' 'certified for life' single examination models. Embodied in the contemporary 3 to 10-year cycle of Maintenance of Certification (MOC) is increased focus and attention to quality in health care through demonstration of a commitment to lifelong learning by regular participation in practically applicable CME activities, evaluation of knowledge and evidence-based practice assessment and improvement. In general, the MOC process cycle begins immediately after a physician receives board certification and also includes two-to three-year checkpoints for CME credit analysis (to avoid 'CME loading' near the end of the 10-year MOC cycle). There are four main areas, or 'Parts,' for completion required, as described below.

General MOC Requirements

Part I - Evidence of Professional Standing

Proof of full and unrestricted licensure and professional practice

Part II - Lifelong Learning & Self-Assessment

A specified number of earned CME credits throughout the 10-year MOC cycle, with a specific amount of these derived from formal Self-Assessment Modules.

Part III - Cognitive Expertise

Satisfactorily completing a secure examination

Part IV - Evaluation of Performance in Practice

Including such items as:

• peer attestations of interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, ethics, and effectiveness;
• laboratory accreditation, where applicable; and
• at least 20 MOC points demonstrating participation in a performance assessment and improvement program appropriate for his/her principal professional activities

NetHealth worked with many early adapters of MOC standards, designing elegant and intuitive systems flexible and customizable to your organization's needs.

As a leader in the early-entry design of MOC Part IV Performance Improvement Platforms and Part II Self-Assessment Modules, the NetHealth team welcomes you to explore the difference that collaborative, specialized design can make for your organization and your valued members and other constituent stakeholders.

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Our flexible designs are customized to meet the needs of even the most complex MOC programs to provide sophisticated data capture and outcomes analysis that surpasses today’s industry standards.


Partnering with NetHealth ensures that your organization is ready to meet ongoing changes in MOC and CME requirements with ease and flexibility!

Click here to read: 'How MOC Benefits You and Advances Your Practice' from the ABMS.

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