Cost Analysis of the American Board of Internal Medicine's Maintenance-of-Certification Program

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Letters19 April 2016Cost Analysis of the American Board of Internal Medicine's Maintenance-of-Certification ProgramChristopher D. Adams, MDChristopher D. Adams, MDFrom East Alabama Rheumatology Center, Opelika, Alabama.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L16-0006 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Sandhu and colleagues' cost analysis on the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance-of-Certification (MOC) program (1) is the first step in what must become a serial evaluation of MOC value. We must determine whether the estimated time and expenses, which are substantial for an individual but gargantuan for the entire cadre of board-certified physicians, are really justified by the additional benefit or value provided to patients. According to my accountant, my personal direct and indirect costs to recertify for only the subspecialty of rheumatology in 2012 were much higher than the lowest estimate reported in the ...Reference1. Sandhu AT, Dudley RA, Kazi DS. A cost analysis of the American Board of Internal Medicine's Maintenance-of-Certification program. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163:401-8. [PMID: 26216046]. doi:10.7326/M15-1011 LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From East Alabama Rheumatology Center, Opelika, Alabama.Disclosures: Author has disclosed no conflicts of interest. Form can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterest Forms.do?msNum=L16-0006. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoA Cost Analysis of the American Board of Internal Medicine's Maintenance-of-Certification Program Alexander T. Sandhu , R. Adams Dudley , and Dhruv S. Kazi Cost Analysis of the American Board of Internal Medicine's Maintenance-of-Certification Program Alexander T. Sandhu , R. Adams Dudley , and Dhruv S. Kazi Cost Analysis of the American Board of Internal Medicine's Maintenance-of-Certification Program Lonnie Hanauer Metrics 19 April 2016Volume 164, Issue 8Page: 571KeywordsConflicts of interestDisclosureHealth careRheumatology ePublished: 19 April 2016 Issue Published: 19 April 2016 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2016 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...