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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...
Nov 26, 20193 min read
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...
Oct 3, 20191 min read
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,...
Jul 31, 20191 min read
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...
Jun 3, 20193 min read
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...
Mar 7, 20193 min read
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...
Feb 6, 20193 min read
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...
Jan 2, 20193 min read
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 31, 20187 min read
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...
Dec 5, 20185 min read
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 29, 20182 min read
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...
Nov 8, 20183 min read
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...
Sep 13, 20182 min read
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...
Jun 27, 20181 min read
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 31, 20182 min read
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 29, 20181 min read
How to Maintain Certification in 2018
Maintenance of Certification (MOC) encourages board-certified ophthalmologists to advance their excellence in knowledge, skills, and...
Jan 19, 20182 min read
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,...
Oct 6, 20171 min read
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?...
Aug 3, 20173 min read
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...
Jul 21, 20171 min read
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...
May 5, 20171 min read
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