1. National Credentialing Forum February 5, 2015 Jennifer Michael, Chief Information Officer David Coursey, Director of Sales

2. ABMS Mission The mission of the American Board of Medical Specialties is to serve the public and the medical profession by improving the quality of health care through setting professional standards for lifelong certification* in partnership with Member Boards. *This reference to lifelong certification incorporates initial certification processes as well as programs for maintenance of certification (MOC). 2

3. Setting and Implementing Standards » Member Boards set standards that define the education, training, and additional assessment requirements to be certified » Certification Initial Continuing Career-long (Maintenance of Certification) 3

4. Setting and Implementing Standards (cont’d) » ABMS assists the Member Boards Community: to develop and implement standards to support certification activities to research assessment topics related to certification and continuing certification 4

5. ABMS MOC 2015 - An Integrated Program with Core Elements » Must have achieved Initial ABMS Board Certification » Career-long process » Based in the six ABMS/ACGME Core Competencies Professionalism Patient Care and Procedural Skills Medical Knowledge Practice-based Learning and Improvement Interpersonal and Communication Skills Systems-based Practice 5

6. ABMS MOC 2015 - An Integrated Program with Core Elements » Four Elements Part I: Professionalism and Professional Standing Part II: Lifelong Learning and Self Assessment Part III: Assessment of Knowledge, Skills and Judgment Part IV: Improvement in Medical Practice

7. Changes Over Time: Science (HIV, Genomics) Practice (Peptic Ulcer, Acute MI) Setting (In-patient to Ambulatory; Role of Technology) Dangers (From limited efficacy and safe to substantial efficacy and dangerous) Construct (From Captain of the ship to Team member) Social culture (Beneficent paternalism to Patient autonomy) Pace of change (Fast to Faster) Physician (Roles, Wisdom, Age, Abilities, Life stressors) Why ABMS Maintenance of Certification (MOC)? 7 MedicalSchool Residency & Fellowship Fellowship Career-long Medical Practice Career-long Medical Practice 1510202530354045 Years

8. MOC/C-MOC Display

9. Board Eligibility

10. Next Steps 2015 » Implementation of the MOC Standards 2014 was the year of education; 2015 is the start of implementation including a robust review process of the 4 parts » Updating ABMS / ABMS Solutions products to enhance our data display Goal to streamline, clarify and update diplomate information 10