Maintenance of Certification Status and Performance on a Set of Process Measures
Authors: Bradley Gray, Jonathan Vandergrift, Bruce Landon, James Reschovsky, Rebecca Lipner
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2019)

Letters19 February 2019Maintenance of Certification Status and Performance on a Set of Process MeasuresBradley Gray, PhD, Jonathan Vandergrift, MS, Bruce Landon, MD, MBA, James Reschovsky, PhD, and Rebecca Lipner, PhDBradley Gray, PhDAmerican Board of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (B.G., J.V., R.L.)Search for more papers by this author, Jonathan Vandergrift, MSAmerican Board of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (B.G., J.V., R.L.)Search for more papers by this author, Bruce Landon, MD, MBAHarvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (B.L.)Search for more papers by this author, James Reschovsky, PhDMathematica Policy Research, Washington, DC (J.R.)Search for more papers by this author, and Rebecca Lipner, PhDAmerican Board of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (B.G., J.V., R.L.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L18-0636 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:As several comments stated, our article attempted to provide useful information on the ABIM's MOC program as a marker for quality—an area in which empirical evidence is limited but growing. We agree that more confirmatory data are required but would not downplay the importance of our findings.Dr. Ertle noted that physicians participating in MOC achieved “a slightly higher F” than those who did not participate, a comparison that we believe is unfortunate. If physicians are performing poorly in relation to HEDIS measures, there is clearly cause for concern. As our article concluded, there is a positive association ...References1. McDonald FS, Duhigg LM, Arnold GK, Hafer RM, Lipner RS. The American Board of Internal Medicine maintenance of certification examination and state medical board disciplinary actions: a population cohort study. J Gen Intern Med. 2018;33:1292-8. [PMID: 29516388] doi:10.1007/s11606-018-4376-z CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Gray BM, Vandergrift JL, Lipner RS. Association between the American Board of Internal Medicine's general internist's maintenance of certification requirement and mammography screening for Medicare beneficiaries. Womens Health Issues. 2018;28:35-41. [PMID: 29158039] doi:10.1016/j.whi.2017.10.003 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: American Board of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (B.G., J.V., R.L.)Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (B.L.)Mathematica Policy Research, Washington, DC (J.R.)Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M16-2643. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoAssociations Between American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification Status and Performance on a Set of Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) Process Measures Bradley Gray , Jonathan Vandergrift , Bruce Landon , James Reschovsky , and Rebecca Lipner Maintenance of Certification Status and Performance on a Set of Process Measures Alan R. Ertle Maintenance of Certification Status and Performance on a Set of Process Measures Mark Jarrett Maintenance of Certification Status and Performance on a Set of Process Measures James J. Glazier and Amir Kaki Metrics 19 February 2019Volume 170, Issue 4Page: 284KeywordsBreast cancer screeningCholesterolDisclosureForecastingLow density lipoproteinMammographyMedicareStable coronary artery disease ePublished: 19 February 2019 Issue Published: 19 February 2019 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2019 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...