Comments on: Doctors Push Back Against MOC Requirements

By: Our Top Five Medical Stories this Year (so far) | Doctor Data

Our Top Five Medical Stories this Year (so far) | Doctor Data — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 15:52:24 +0000

[…] a hospitalists existence and here‘s how we can change that. Doctors push back against MOCs. Maintenance of Certifications are educational requirements needed to maintain specialties and hospital privileges. They‘ve […]

By: Paul W Johnson, DO

Paul W Johnson, DO — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 19:10:48 +0000

Has anyone looked into the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) as an alternative, seemingly much less toxic/onerous, more physician friendly board certifying organization ? I understand they don’t have the numbers or the clout of the ABMS or the AOA, but if we get the #’s to shift toward the ABPS maybe we could make an impact on all of this madness.

By: coleen carignan

coleen carignan — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 23:19:35 +0000

The amount of time I waste studying and taking this utterly useless exam angers and offends me. There is absolutely no evidence that this improves anything about patient care. I already have very little time to devote to family life and this robs me of even more. MOC does nothing to improve quality of care and it ironically will most assuredly impair my ability to properly care for patients b/c of the added burden of paperwork and time away to study and take the exam. MOC is all about Money and the acquisition of power by a bunch of bureaucrats who have clearly forgotten that they represent us but instead choose to side with the testing and test prep companies. I see this as nothing more that a giant bureaucracy (ABIM) trying to justify it’s existence.

It is time for some civil disobedience. Physicians simply need to Say NO to intrusive testing, and an abusive bureaucracy

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 16:26:14 +0000

Diane: I have the same approach. Many physicians as employees conclude that they have no choice and are mandated to recertify by their employer. I assume you are independent. I am.

By: Diane

Diane — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 16:06:47 +0000

I have refused to recertify. Period.
Those tests have little bearing on the quality of a physician.
I read, attend conferences, pursue continuing medical education, learn from colleagues…and simply try to be a good doctor.

Feh! on recertification

By: LindaGirgis,MD (@DrLindaMD)

LindaGirgis,MD (@DrLindaMD) — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 00:40:33 +0000

Thank you Lisa!
And thank you sermo for being the place that gets doctors’ voices heard. For too long, doctors have been isolated and struggling with these kinds of issues on are own. But, thanks to sermo, we no longer have to do that!

By: lisasermo

lisasermo — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 16:35:04 +0000

A remarkable discussion that shows the variety of issues for MOCs, I’m sure most lay people don’t realize that MOCs are different that state credentials … thank you for contributing this post Dr. Linda.

By: LindaGirgis,MD (@DrLindaMD)

LindaGirgis,MD (@DrLindaMD) — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 13:15:16 +0000

Ndcendo: And that is one of the main points. All these things cost so much money. Clearly someone is profiting from all of this. And doctors do not have much choice or we will lose our board certified status and hospital privileges and insurance contracts. We have to pay these big bucks to someone….and it is money we spend we don’t agree with and we don’t see any positive outcomes being derived from it.
There is no one overseeing the medical boards. They pretty much have free reign to do whatever they want. Perhaps, the boards are the ones that should be undergoing the scrutiny.

By: Neil Cohen

Neil Cohen — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 02:08:38 +0000

Yea saw this. Actually it’s good- if we need a perfect score no one will be recertified!

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By: Kathy Murrayleisure

Kathy Murrayleisure — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 00:05:40 +0000

Was the 2020 Team of Psychometrics and Educator celebrities established by retired Dr Benson to justify the EDS testing service and other costly entities to continue fleecing practicing night call physicians and surgeons under the guise of MOC?