• Continuing Certification, 

MOC QI Projects Improve ER Processes, Save Lives

In 1970 – a time that Kent Shoji, MD, FACEP, jokingly refers to as the “Paleolithic era” of his career – there was no formal Board Certification process for physicians in Emergency Medicine.

• Continuing Certification, 

MOC Participation Improves Patient Care, Leads to Advocacy Efforts and Practice Transformation

All Marie T. Brown, MD, FACP, wanted to do was meet her Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements. Instead, the Oak Park, Illinois-based internist and geriatrician increased immunization rates for her patients and became a national advocate for adult immunization. Next, she improved care processes for patients with diabetes leading to better hemoglobin and blood pressure control. Moreover, the lessons Dr. Brown learned about practice transformation were so powerful that she now lectures on the topic across the country.