Meaningful Use may be changing but it is not going away—yet. Rheumatologists must sign up with two of three registries by Feb. 29 or pay significant financial penalties for not complying with this specific part of the Meaningful Use requirements. The three choices for registries include the Immunization Registry, the Syndromic Surveillance Registry and a…
ACR Issues Physician-Driven Position Statement on ABIM’s Maintenance of Certification Requirements
ATLANTA—The American College of Rheumatology has released a statement outlining the ACR’s position on the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM’s) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements. The position statement was drafted and vetted during a three-month collaboration between ACR leadership and its members where nearly 1,100 rheumatologists provided feedback that was used to formulate the…
Maintaining Board Certification Has High Hidden Cost
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) maintenance-of-certification (MOC) program could cost $5.7 billion in physicians’ time and fees over the next decade, according to a new model study. “We estimate that physicians will spend 33 million hours over 10 years to fulfill MOC requirements,” Dr. Dhruv S. Kazi from the University…
Changes to Rheumatology Maintenance of Certification Program Imminent
The ACR supports revisions planned by the American Board of Internal Medicine to modify its MOC program
Respect Rheumatologists as Responsible Adults: A Call for MOC Reform
A rheumatologist says current maintenance of certification requirements put unnecessary stress on clinicians
Medical Coding Certification Important for Rheumatology Practices
The ACR’s certified coding in rheumatology certificate trains individuals in coding concepts, principles in rheumatology
Fallout from False Assumptions in Medicine
How the lack of clear, concise data has impacted opioid prescribing for chronic pain and is clouding the issue of medical recertification
The ACR/ARHP Offers Practice Management Track at Annual Meeting
Program features practical training to keep rheumatology practices current with coding, compliance rules, regulations
How Maintenance of Certification Rule Changes Affect Rheumatologists
The ACR offers resources, tools to help rheumatologists navigate MOC process, earn points
President’s Perspective: ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Heads to Boston in November
Conference to showcase clinical, basic science of rheumatologic care; advances in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases and comorbidities