1) The Gallup Organization conducted a survey of 1001 adults on their views of physician credentialing and board certification.
2) When asked if they would find a new doctor if their current doctor's board certification expired, over half said they would be very likely to switch doctors.
3) When given a choice between a board-certified doctor or a non-board certified doctor recommended by a friend, 75% opted for the board-certified physician.
April 27, 2018
With over 70 million Baby Boomers retiring, elder financial exploitation has been labeled the “Crime of the 21st Century.” In this half-day event, we will explore the neuroscience, psychology, and legal doctrine of financial decision-making in older adults. How does the aging brain make financial decisions, and when is it uniquely susceptible? How can courts best use science to improve their adjudication of disputes over “competency”, “capacity”, and “undue influence”? Is novel neuroimaging evidence of dementia ready for courtroom use? This conference brought together experts in medicine, science, and law to explore these important questions and chart a path forward for dementia and the law.
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April 27, 2018
With over 70 million Baby Boomers retiring, elder financial exploitation has been labeled the “Crime of the 21st Century.” In this half-day event, we will explore the neuroscience, psychology, and legal doctrine of financial decision-making in older adults. How does the aging brain make financial decisions, and when is it uniquely susceptible? How can courts best use science to improve their adjudication of disputes over “competency”, “capacity”, and “undue influence”? Is novel neuroimaging evidence of dementia ready for courtroom use? This conference brought together experts in medicine, science, and law to explore these important questions and chart a path forward for dementia and the law.
For more information, visit our website at: http://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/details/our-aging-brains
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ABIM Cancer Screening PIM™ Practice Improvement Module Measures Catalogue - A...abimorg
Measures (3) This PIM examines the care you provide to your patients by addressing key processes and outcomes of preventive care based on recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, and the American College of Radiology.
http://www.abim.org/
American Board of Internal Medicine- Measures (2) This PIM examines the care you provide to your patients by addressing key processes and outcomes of chronic kidney disease care based on recommendations of the National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative (NKF KDOQI), and Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO).
http://www.abim.org/
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American Board of Internal Medicine- Measures (1)- This PIM examines the care you provide to your patients by addressing key processes and outcomes of care for older patients. These are based primarily on guidelines from the American Geriatrics Society.
http://www.abim.org/
The Role of Physician Specialty Board Certification Status in the Quality Mov...abimorg
Jama article- QUALITY OF CARE Continues
to dominate the health
policy agenda. Originally
engendered by the now
multiple reports of the Institute of Medicine
(IOM) on quality of care,1 in particular
on patient safety,2 and given new
impetus by ongoing reports concerning
the variable effectiveness of care
provided by hospitals and physicians,
3,4 the quality movement has expanding
momentum. Perhaps most important,
high-quality medical care has
become a significant objective for US
business, as motivated employers make
the point that value purchasing should
be as much a rule for medical care as it
is for other areas of industry.
ABIM Osteoporosis PIM™ Practice Improvement Module Measures Catalogueabimorg
Measures (8) http://www.abim.org/
This catalogue provides information related to the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Osteoporosis Practice
Improvement Module®. It is written in language that addresses the physician who might choose to complete this module, and it
details the specifics of the module. Included is information regarding:
• Purpose and structuring of the module
• Patient inclusion criteria
• Detailed description of the measures
Relationship Between Physician Certification and Healthcare Quality and Prese...abimorg
The paper, by authors affiliated with the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), summarizes how
board certification is related to quality, reveals that the public views certification as an essential marker of
physician quality, and describes how certification is becoming more comprehensive. The authors
conclude that board certification should be among the key evidence-based measures used to pursue
physician quality improvement.
http://www.abim.org/
Education associate - American Board of Internal Medicineabimorg
The Education Associate for Academic Affairs is responsible for coordinating educational product development, serving as the primary liaison for academic and educational societies, performing program evaluation for educational activities, assisting with the coordination of the hospital visit program, coordinate preparation of materials for medical society meetings and assist the Vice President of Academic Affairs. This individual reports to the Director of Academic Affairs and functions with considerable independence. http://www.abim.org/
Director of communication - American Board of Internal Medicineabimorg
The Director of Communications will work closely with ABIM Foundation (the
“Foundation”) staff as the communications partner on a variety of strategic initiatives,
which will be set by the Vice President of Communications and the Executive Vice
President of the Foundation. This position will have a dual reporting relationship to these
two executives, with the primary reporting relationship being to the Vice President of
Communications.
http://www.abim.org/
Director clinical measurement - American Board of Internal Medicineabimorg
The Director of Clinical Measurement works closely with ABIM staff and committees to develop, to maintain and to support the clinical performance measures in ABIM PIMs and related products and programs. ABIM PIMs currently encompass over 600 quality measures and supporting materials, including the chart survey, patient survey, physician report, measure catalogues, and educational information and links. The Director of Clinical Measurement will be responsible for clinical guidance and policy to ensure that ABIM’s measures effectively and appropriately advance the goals of our Certification and MOC programs, as well as external outreach to ensure ABIM’s measures are strategically entered into the public domain and harmonized effectively with those of other measurement organizations. The Director of Clinical Measurement will develop criteria, protocols, procedures, and tools to implement ABIM measures strategy with input from the ABIM Board and staff. The Director of Clinical Measurement will work closely with ABIM’s clinical content and psychometric staff, and physician expert panels to ensure ABIM’s measures strategy is implemented in a uniform manner. The Director of Clinical Measurement reports to the Director, Medical Informatics. http://www.abim.org/
IHI LAUNCHES NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE MEDICAL HARM IN U.S. HOSPITALS, BUIL...abimorg
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) announced,
with the support of prominent leaders in American health care, a national campaign to dramatically
reduce incidents of medical harm in U.S. hospitals. The 5 Million Lives Campaign will ask hospitals to
improve more rapidly than before the care they provide in order to protect patients from five million
incidents of medical harm over a 24-month period, ending December 9, 2008. This represents a
continuation of the largest improvement effort undertaken in recent history by the health care industry. http://www.abim.org/
ABIM Cancer Screening PIM™ Practice Improvement Module Measures Catalogue - A...abimorg
Measures (3) This PIM examines the care you provide to your patients by addressing key processes and outcomes of preventive care based on recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, and the American College of Radiology.
http://www.abim.org/
American Board of Internal Medicine- Measures (2) This PIM examines the care you provide to your patients by addressing key processes and outcomes of chronic kidney disease care based on recommendations of the National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative (NKF KDOQI), and Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO).
http://www.abim.org/
ABIM Care of the Vulnerable Elderly PIM™ Practice Improvement Module Measures...abimorg
American Board of Internal Medicine- Measures (1)- This PIM examines the care you provide to your patients by addressing key processes and outcomes of care for older patients. These are based primarily on guidelines from the American Geriatrics Society.
http://www.abim.org/
The Role of Physician Specialty Board Certification Status in the Quality Mov...abimorg
Jama article- QUALITY OF CARE Continues
to dominate the health
policy agenda. Originally
engendered by the now
multiple reports of the Institute of Medicine
(IOM) on quality of care,1 in particular
on patient safety,2 and given new
impetus by ongoing reports concerning
the variable effectiveness of care
provided by hospitals and physicians,
3,4 the quality movement has expanding
momentum. Perhaps most important,
high-quality medical care has
become a significant objective for US
business, as motivated employers make
the point that value purchasing should
be as much a rule for medical care as it
is for other areas of industry.
ABIM Osteoporosis PIM™ Practice Improvement Module Measures Catalogueabimorg
Measures (8) http://www.abim.org/
This catalogue provides information related to the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Osteoporosis Practice
Improvement Module®. It is written in language that addresses the physician who might choose to complete this module, and it
details the specifics of the module. Included is information regarding:
• Purpose and structuring of the module
• Patient inclusion criteria
• Detailed description of the measures
Relationship Between Physician Certification and Healthcare Quality and Prese...abimorg
The paper, by authors affiliated with the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), summarizes how
board certification is related to quality, reveals that the public views certification as an essential marker of
physician quality, and describes how certification is becoming more comprehensive. The authors
conclude that board certification should be among the key evidence-based measures used to pursue
physician quality improvement.
http://www.abim.org/
Education associate - American Board of Internal Medicineabimorg
The Education Associate for Academic Affairs is responsible for coordinating educational product development, serving as the primary liaison for academic and educational societies, performing program evaluation for educational activities, assisting with the coordination of the hospital visit program, coordinate preparation of materials for medical society meetings and assist the Vice President of Academic Affairs. This individual reports to the Director of Academic Affairs and functions with considerable independence. http://www.abim.org/
Director of communication - American Board of Internal Medicineabimorg
The Director of Communications will work closely with ABIM Foundation (the
“Foundation”) staff as the communications partner on a variety of strategic initiatives,
which will be set by the Vice President of Communications and the Executive Vice
President of the Foundation. This position will have a dual reporting relationship to these
two executives, with the primary reporting relationship being to the Vice President of
Communications.
http://www.abim.org/
Director clinical measurement - American Board of Internal Medicineabimorg
The Director of Clinical Measurement works closely with ABIM staff and committees to develop, to maintain and to support the clinical performance measures in ABIM PIMs and related products and programs. ABIM PIMs currently encompass over 600 quality measures and supporting materials, including the chart survey, patient survey, physician report, measure catalogues, and educational information and links. The Director of Clinical Measurement will be responsible for clinical guidance and policy to ensure that ABIM’s measures effectively and appropriately advance the goals of our Certification and MOC programs, as well as external outreach to ensure ABIM’s measures are strategically entered into the public domain and harmonized effectively with those of other measurement organizations. The Director of Clinical Measurement will develop criteria, protocols, procedures, and tools to implement ABIM measures strategy with input from the ABIM Board and staff. The Director of Clinical Measurement will work closely with ABIM’s clinical content and psychometric staff, and physician expert panels to ensure ABIM’s measures strategy is implemented in a uniform manner. The Director of Clinical Measurement reports to the Director, Medical Informatics. http://www.abim.org/
IHI LAUNCHES NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE MEDICAL HARM IN U.S. HOSPITALS, BUIL...abimorg
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) announced,
with the support of prominent leaders in American health care, a national campaign to dramatically
reduce incidents of medical harm in U.S. hospitals. The 5 Million Lives Campaign will ask hospitals to
improve more rapidly than before the care they provide in order to protect patients from five million
incidents of medical harm over a 24-month period, ending December 9, 2008. This represents a
continuation of the largest improvement effort undertaken in recent history by the health care industry. http://www.abim.org/
IHI LAUNCHES NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE MEDICAL HARM IN U.S. HOSPITALS, BUIL...
Gallup report findings
1. Embargoed to August 31, 2004, 4:00 p.m. EDT
Key Findings of Gallup Survey:
“Awareness of and Attitudes Toward
Board-Certification of Physicians”
As part of a larger study on certification and maintenance of certification published in JAMA, September 1 2004 (292:
,
1038-1043), the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) commissioned the Gallup Organization to poll the general
public about their views on physician credentialing. A total of 1001 adults responded to a ten-minute telephone survey
designed and carried out by Gallup in July 2003. The overall response rate was 43.5%, within the expected range for this
type of public opinion research. Key findings of the poll are presented below. For a complete report on the survey, please
email Leslie Goode of the ABIM at lgoode@abim.org, or visit www.abim.org or www.abms.org.
1. Likelihood of Finding Another Doctor if 2. Preference Between Board-Certified Physician
Current Doctor’s Certification Has Expired vs. Recommendation of Trusted Friend/Family
Mem ber
When asked how likely they would be to find a new When given the choice between a board-certified
doctor if they knew their doctor’s board certification physician and a physician who was not board certified
had expired, more than half (54%) said they would but was recommended by a trusted friend or family
be very likely to do so. Another 27% reported they member, 75% opted for the board-certified physician,
would be “somewhat likely.” Seventeen percent while 23% select the physician who was recommended
would not be likely to change doctors. by a friend or family member.
Somewhat Not too
likely likely Not certified,
27% 9% but
recommended
by friend or
Not likely family
at all 23%
8%
Neutral/DK Certified
Very likely 2% 75%
Neutral/DK/RF
54% 2%
3. Importance of Continued Evaluations/Ratings of Doctors In Practice
Continuing evaluations after a doctor has started practicing medicine appear to be very important to a majority of the
adult public. Respondents were asked to consider doctors already practicing medicine and rate the importance of
certain aspects in assuring them that the doctor continues to be qualified. Approximately two-thirds (68%) rate as
very important that doctors periodically pass a written test of medical knowledge or have high success rates for
diseases/conditions they treat most often. Nearly three-fourths (73%) rate as very important that doctors are re-
evaluated on their qualifications every so many years.
Not Important
Very Important at All
DK/
“5” “4” “3”“2” “1” RF Total MEAN
% %%% % % %
Being re-evaluated on their qualifications every so many years 73 17 7 1 2 0 100 4.6
Periodically passing a written test of medical knowledge 68 19 9 2 2 0 100 4.5
Having high success rates for disease or conditions they treat most often 68 20 8 2 1 1 100 4.5