#qualityimprovement

Nov 26, 2019
3 min

How One Board-Certified Ophthalmologist Challenged the Status Quo on Documenting Risks for Retinal D

After 25 years in ophthalmology, busy Oregon-based glaucoma specialist J. Kevin McKinney, MD, had seen it all. But it was something the...

Oct 3, 2019
1 min

Oregon-based Ophthalmologist to Receive the 2019 John G. Clarkson Award for Quality Improvement

American Board of Ophthalmology Diplomate J. Kevin McKinney, MD, will receive the annual John G. Clarkson Award for Quality Improvement...

Jul 31, 2019
1 min

Questions about MOC? Visit the ABO Learning Learning Lounge at AAO 2019

The American Board of Ophthalmology will once again host a Learning Lounge during the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Annual Meeting,...

Jun 3, 2019
3 min

Two New Options Now Available for ABO MOC Part IV: Improvement in Medical Practice

The American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) is pleased to announce the availability of new options for earning Maintenance of Certification...

Mar 7, 2019
3 min

Discover New Ideas in the Improvement in Medical Practice Project Library

One option to complete an Improvement in Medical Practice activity for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part IV credit is to design...

Feb 6, 2019
3 min

Get More for Your Quarterly Questions Participation: Earn Patient Safety and Improvement in Medical

In 2019, the American Board of Ophthalmology introduced two new incentives for Quarterly Questions participation which offer you the...

Jan 2, 2019
3 min

2019 Quarterly Questions: How 1 Activity Delivers 4 MOC Benefits

The American Board of Ophthalmology’s Quarterly Questions program is both a learning activity and a longitudinal assessment tool that...

Dec 31, 2018
7 min

Get to Know the 2019 American Board of Ophthalmology Maintenance of Certification Program

Excellence begins at board certification, but it doesn’t end there. For physicians, what it means to be excellent advances with every new...

Dec 5, 2018
5 min

11 Ways To Get Involved With the ABO

The impetus for board certification in American medicine did not come from the federal government or even public watchdogs. It arose more...

Nov 29, 2018
2 min

New CME Menu Launching in 2019 Will Expand MOC Activity Options for ABO-Certified Ophthalmologists

The American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) will partner with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) in 2019...

Nov 8, 2018
3 min

2019 American Board of Ophthalmology Maintenance of Certification Program Preview

If you attended the American Board of Ophthalmology’s Learning Lounge at AAO 2018 last month, you were among the first to hear about the...

Sep 13, 2018
2 min

Tennessee Diplomate to be Honored with ABO’s Clarkson Quality Improvement Award at AAO 2018

When cornea specialist Sahar Kohanim, MD, MPH, noticed a high number of patients experiencing severe corneal ulcers due to exposure...

Jun 27, 2018
1 min

In the News: Earn Credit for MOC and MIPS With a Registry-Based Improvement Project

Are you using the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s (AAO) IRIS® Registry to examine your performance on quality measures? If so, your...

Jan 31, 2018
2 min

Choosing the Right Practice Improvement Activity for You

Practice improvement activities encourage continuous improvement of patient care. Working through the steps of an improvement activity,...

Jan 29, 2018
1 min

New Directory Makes it Easy to Locate CME and SACME Opportunities

The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) launched a new Continuing Certification Directory this month. The site hosts CME...

Jan 19, 2018
2 min

How to Maintain Certification in 2018

Maintenance of Certification (MOC) encourages board-certified ophthalmologists to advance their excellence in knowledge, skills, and...

Oct 6, 2017
1 min

Shree Kurup, M.D., to Receive ABO Quality Improvement Award

The American Board of Ophthalmology will award its first-ever John G. Clarkson, M.D. Quality Improvement Award to diplomate Shree Kurup,...

Aug 3, 2017
3 min

New pilot programs present alternative pathways to improving practice, assessing knowledge

Have you tried the American Board of Ophthalmology’s newest pilots for improving practice performance and assessing ophthalmic knowledge?...

Jul 21, 2017
1 min

How to Use Your IRIS® Registry Dashboard for MOC

Did you know that you can use the American Academy of Ophthalmology's IRIS® Registry dashboard to create your own Improvement in Medical...

May 5, 2017
1 min

ABO Launches Patient Experience Survey-Based Quality Improvement Pilot

The American Board of Ophthalmology is now accepting sign-ups from up to 20 diplomates interested in piloting the development of a...