June 2023—Three initiatives are underway at the American Board of Pathology, one of which its CEO Gary Procop, MD, MS, describes as “a new era of transparency and collaboration.”
Read More »Setting the record straight on Maintenance of Certification
April 2017—The American Board of Pathology has been committed to implementing a Maintenance of Certification program for its diplomates that addresses all of the program’s components in a manner that is the least burdensome and most relevant to participating diplomates. This is an iterative process that incorporates feedback from participating diplomates.
Read More »ABP seeks volunteers to help shape next-generation MOC
August 2016—The American Board of Pathology has been selected to participate in the American Board of Medical Specialties’ Maintenance of Certification Assessment Initiative pilot. Currently, MOC Part III assesses a diplomate’s knowledge, judgment, and skills with a secure examination. The aim of the new initiative is to develop and test a new model for assessment that will be formative and summative.
Read More »Testing the test—ABP administers pilot part 3 MOC exam
February 2014—All primary and subspecialty certificates that the American Board of Pathology issues are now time limited, and diplomates must successfully participate in the ABP’s Maintenance of Certification, or MOC, program to maintain certification. Part three of the four-part MOC program is the evaluation of cognitive expertise, which consists of a secure examination that assesses a diplomate’s pathology-specific knowledge, judgment, and skills.
Read More »MOC:PQRS incentive: what it is, how to earn it
September 2013—The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved the American Board of Pathology for participation in the MOC:PQRS Additional Incentive Program. This approval allows ABP diplomates who are participating successfully in the PQRS incentive program to earn an additional 0.5 percent incentive payment on the total Medicare part B allowed charges for participating in MOC:PQRS in 2013.
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