ABMS Portfolio Program QI Leadership Submission Requirements

The ABMS Portfolio Program recognizes the quality and safety improvement activities ABMS Member Board certified physicians and medical specialists (diplomates) and physician assistants (PAs) certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) are doing in their practices and health care organizations to help them earn credit for continuing certification (MOC). The program can contribute to organizational goals by encouraging and supporting physician/PA engagement in practice-level activities that make improvement happen. Accepting activities already being worked on alleviates the need to seek out external activities for continuing certification, keeping their focus on what is most important to them in the care of their patients.

Eligibility

The program operates through a national network of health care organizations that serve as ABMS Portfolio Program Sponsors and with the ABMS Member Boards and NCCPA to award credit. Any physician or PA who acted in a leadership or oversight role and met meaningful participation requirements is eligible for credit through the Portfolio Program.

QI Leadership Requirements

The leadership pathway provides Sponsors another means by which they can capture and report credit-eligible improvement work happening within the organization. Leaders eligible for continuing certification credit through the Portfolio Program meet meaningful participation requirements through the following types of organizational roles:

Organizational Quality Improvement or Patient Safety Officer
Quality Improvement or Patient Safety Coach/Trainer (or training to become one)
Department/Section/Unit Chair for Quality Improvement or Patient Safety
Resident/Student Quality Improvement or Patient Safety Advisor
Quality Improvement or Patient Safety Committee Chair or Vice Chair (members may be eligible dependent upon the work of the committee)
Additional roles may be eligible

See the ABMS Portfolio Program QI Activity Requirements and Meaningful Participation Requirements sheets for more information.