Diplomates of any ABMS Member Board can save $100 off the $299 Health Care Provider user access fee for the 2015 Physician Quality Reporting (PQRS) program through the PQRSwizard MedConcert.

The Report of the Special Committee on Military Physicians & Continuing Certification provides an overview of the medical education pathways leading to military medical practice, factors impacting the practice of military medicine, and implications for how board certified military physicians achieve and maintain medical specialty certification.

A recap of the 2015 National Policy Forum discussions is now available. Capturing the insights shared by Forum speakers, the summary identifies key implications of system transformation for medical specialty practice and the ABMS certification community.

Learn more about the 2015 QI Forum, and view speaker presentations and posters highlighting best practices and research in both the Portfolio Programs and Member Board Programs for MOC.

Learn more about the 2015 ABMS National Policy Forum and view slides from 15 presentations given by health finance and delivery leaders, policy makers, and medical specialty practice experts.

The webinar Achieving Deemed Status: A Way Forward for MOC, held on April 10, 2015, showcases the collaborative relationship between the American Board of Radiology (ABR) and the American College of Radiology (ACR).

The ABMS Board Certification Report provides basic information about the certificates offered by the boards, and the requirements for initial certification and maintaining certification.

The MOC Matters Platform is now closed. All MOC: PQRS date submitted through the MOC Matters Platform will be sent to the respective Member Board for verification, and will be submitted on your behalf to CMS through the MOC Matters Platform.

Recent criticisms about the ABMS Program for Maintenance of Certification (ABMS MOC^®), the evolution of continuing certification, and the 2015 MOC standards are the focus of a perspective article written by Mira Irons, MD, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Lois Margaret Nora, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The University of Michigan Health System was an early health care organization sponsor in the Multi-Specialty Portfolio Approval Program (Portfolio Program). The university has conducted numerous quality improvement (QI) projects generated through their Portfolio Program participation and continues to do so. Eight of these QI projects and their outcomes are highlighted in Quality Improvement Projects Designated for Maintenance of Certification, Part IV.