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MOC: Fast Facts
- Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment replaces the two-year knowledge check-in;
- No travel requirement because the LKA is internet based;
- 30 new assessment questions released each quarter—no answering old questions;
- 600 questions will be released over the five-year LKA cycle, and diplomates need to open at least 500 to meet the LKA participation requirement; and
- You can change your mind and opt out in favor of taking the long-form exam.
References
- Chesluk B, Gray B, Eden A, et al. ‘That was pretty powerful’: A qualitative study of what physicians learn when preparing for their maintenance-of-certification exams. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Sep;34(9):1790–1796.
- McDonald FS, Duhigg LM, Arnold GK, et al. 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 Aug;33(8):1292–1298.
- Gray B, Vandergrift J, Lanson B, et al. Associations between American Board of internal medicine maintenance of certification status and performance on a set of healthcare effectiveness data and information set process measures. Ann Intern Med. 2018 July;169(2):97–105.
- Holmboe ES, Wang Y, Meehan TP, et al. Association between maintenance of certification examination scores and quality of care for medicare beneficiaries. Arch Intern Med. 2008 July;168(13):1396–1403.
- Gray BM, Vandergrift JL, Johnston MM, et al. Association between imposition of a maintenance of certification requirement and ambulatory care-sensitive hospitalizations and health care costs. JAMA. 2014;312(22):2348–2357.
- Gray BM, Vandergrift JL, McCoy RG, et al. Association between primary care physician diagnostic knowledge and death, hospitalisation and emergency department visits following an outpatient visit at risk for diagnostic error: A retrospective cohort study using medicare claims. BMJ Open. 2021 Apr 1;11(4):e041817.
