Re: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM Maintenance of Certification Part IV

[Guest guest]

If you don’t get a reply to your question about using HYH for ABFM part IV requirements contact Nichole Lainhart at nlainhart@... or at , ext. 1230. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of PierceSent: Friday, December 31, 2010 10:05 AMTo: Subject: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM Maintenance of Certification Part IV Have any of the family docs here used HYH to meet to the American Board of Family Medicine's requirements for a Part IV (quality improvement) module? Are any of the various module choices better suited for the HYH data? I want to add HYH to our practice and figure this might be a good way to take care of an ABFM requirement at the same time.Happy New Year, Pierce

[Guest guest]

A couple of us at IMP  tried to talk to Leinhart a couple of yrs ago , indeed I have some emails from her  saved somewhere.Lynn Ho had tried to use HYH as an alternative part iV module and   wrote up a great write up for them

ABFM declined and  rather put us off- they  kept saying- and due to my advanced age I  will not get the words exactly  right  they said they were developing a new module and HYH might fit into it--  but every time we asked it was always being put off That is themodules they have  now are disease specifc and  they were develping a more  general or overacrhing  module I will not eplain it well   was  very nice but could not  get the thing ot happen  for us Nevertheless it was " to be developed " and eveytime we asked was being pushed out to some future date

This is absolultey the kind of thing that makes sense but  I think noone has had the time or energy to go back to ABFM andwork with them Volunteers anyone?

 

If you don’t get a reply to your question about using HYH for ABFM part IV requirements contact Nichole Lainhart at nlainhart@... or at , ext. 1230.

  

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Pierce

Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 10:05 AMTo: Subject: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM Maintenance of Certification Part IV

   Have any of the family docs here used HYH to meet to the American Board of Family Medicine's requirements for a Part IV (quality improvement) module?   Are any of the various module choices better suited for the HYH data? 

I want to add HYH to our practice and figure this might be a good way to take care of an ABFM requirement at the same time.Happy New Year, Pierce

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[Guest guest]

Here is what she sent me 7-08

Good afternoon, Dr.

Antonucci,

 

Thank you for your

interest in the American Board of Family Medicine’s (ABFM) Maintenance of

Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) program. I misunderstood your email

address in your first voicemail message, so unfortunately my original email did

not make it to you. Hopefully you will receive this message.

 

For a module to be considered

for approval as an alternate activity that will count toward ABFM

Diplomates’ MC-FP requirements, it must satisfy specific standards and

technical requirements. The file Requirements of External Providers is the

current ABFM guideline for Part IV activities. The document includes

Requirements of External Providers, Additional Requirements of External

Providers (Part IV), and appendixes C, E, F, and G. The

file MC-FP Data Service Description outlines the data exchange requirements for

external providers.

 

It is important to

note that we are in the process of updating our Part IV requirements

documentation to reflect changes made at our April Board meeting, where it was

decided that the ABFM would proscribe commercial support

for external activities and that the ABFM would require the use of nationally

accepted indicators (e.g., PCPI, AQA, and NFQ) in QI activities.

 

Also attached is the

current external provider application that must be completed and submitted with

each Part IV activity that is to be considered for approval.

 

For more information

about the ABFM’s Part IV activities (PPMs and the new MIMM), please see

our Website at https://www.theabfm.org/moc/part4.aspx. The release date for the CPPM

(Comprehensive PPM) that you mentioned in your message has been delayed until

later this year. In a PPM, the physician is required to complete 10 chart

reviews and have 10 patients complete a survey, and then manually enter data gathered.

But in the CPPM, the physician will be able to input aggregate data and avoid

having to complete the chart reviews and having the patients complete surveys.

The MIMM activity is a Part IV activity that was designed for physicians to do

not provide continuous care to patients (i.e., emergency room physicians,

administrators, etc.).

 

After reviewing the

attached documents, if you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate

to contact me by email at nlainhart@...

or by phone at , extension 1230; or contact Dr. Hagen by

email at hagen@... or by phone at ,

extension 1291.

 

If you would like to contact

me, I am usually in the office from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (EST).

 

A couple of us at IMP  tried to talk to Leinhart a couple of yrs ago , indeed I have some emails from her  saved somewhere.

Lynn Ho had tried to use HYH as an alternative part iV module and   wrote up a great write up for them

ABFM declined and  rather put us off- they  kept saying- and due to my advanced age I  will not get the words exactly  right  they said they were developing a new module and HYH might fit into it--  but every time we asked it was always being put off That is themodules they have  now are disease specifc and  they were develping a more  general or overacrhing  module I will not eplain it well   was  very nice but could not  get the thing ot happen  for us Nevertheless it was " to be developed " and eveytime we asked was being pushed out to some future date

This is absolultey the kind of thing that makes sense but  I think noone has had the time or energy to go back to ABFM andwork with them Volunteers anyone?

 

If you don’t get a reply to your question about using HYH for ABFM part IV requirements contact Nichole Lainhart at nlainhart@... or at , ext. 1230.

  

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Pierce

Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 10:05 AMTo: Subject: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM Maintenance of Certification Part IV

   Have any of the family docs here used HYH to meet to the American Board of Family Medicine's requirements for a Part IV (quality improvement) module?   Are any of the various module choices better suited for the HYH data? 

I want to add HYH to our practice and figure this might be a good way to take care of an ABFM requirement at the same time.Happy New Year, Pierce

-- PATIENTS-please remember  that email may not be entirely secure, and that Email is part of the medical  record and is placed into your  chart ( be careful what you say!)

Email is best used for appointment making and  brief  questionsEmail replies can be expected within 24 hours-Please CALL  if the  matter is more urgent .     MD    

     ph    fax impcenter.org

-- PATIENTS-please remember  that email may not be entirely secure, and that Email is part of the medical  record and is placed into your  chart ( be careful what you say!)

Email is best used for appointment making and  brief  questionsEmail replies can be expected within 24 hours-Please CALL  if the  matter is more urgent .     MD    

     ph    fax impcenter.org

[Guest guest]

HYH is not one of the officially recognized pathways, but that's not the end of the story. The work of part IV is well met by the work of our self assessment recognition program and we plan to go back formally to the ABFM.I'm sure there are others on the list who would be interested, and if there are a number of you who want to do this work in conjunction with our self assessment recognition program (currently in beta), please let me know.Gordon

If you don’t get a reply to your question about using HYH for ABFM part IV requirements contact Nichole Lainhart at nlainhart@... or at , ext. 1230. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of PierceSent: Friday, December 31, 2010 10:05 AMTo: Subject: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM Maintenance of Certification Part IV Have any of the family docs here used HYH to meet to the American Board of Family Medicine's requirements for a Part IV (quality improvement) module? Are any of the various module choices better suited for the HYH data? I want to add HYH to our practice and figure this might be a good way to take care of an ABFM requirement at the same time.Happy New Year, Pierce

[Guest guest]

 

HYH is not one of the officially recognized pathways,

but that's not the end of the story.  The work of part IV

is well met by the work of our self assessment recognition

program and we plan to go back formally to the ABFM.

I'm sure there are others on the list who would be

interested, and if there are a number of you who want to

do this work in conjunction with our self assessment

recognition program (currently in beta), please let me

know.

Gordon

I'd be interested in this.  I have to do a part IV module in 2011

anyway.   One of my partners here needs to do a Part IV now as well,

I'll ask her.

Done well, this might result in more family docs participating in

IMP or HYH.

[Guest guest]

I am interested in using HYH in my practice and at the same time use it to fulfill the Part IV requirement. What can I do to help?Sent from my iPhone

HYH is not one of the officially recognized pathways,

but that's not the end of the story. The work of part IV

is well met by the work of our self assessment recognition

program and we plan to go back formally to the ABFM.

I'm sure there are others on the list who would be

interested, and if there are a number of you who want to

do this work in conjunction with our self assessment

recognition program (currently in beta), please let me

know.

Gordon

I'd be interested in this. I have to do a part IV module in 2011

anyway. One of my partners here needs to do a Part IV now as well,

I'll ask her.

Done well, this might result in more family docs participating in

IMP or HYH.

[Guest guest]

I am interested in using HYH in my practice and at the same time use it to fulfill the Part IV requirement. What can I do to help?Sent from my iPhone

HYH is not one of the officially recognized pathways,

but that's not the end of the story. The work of part IV

is well met by the work of our self assessment recognition

program and we plan to go back formally to the ABFM.

I'm sure there are others on the list who would be

interested, and if there are a number of you who want to

do this work in conjunction with our self assessment

recognition program (currently in beta), please let me

know.

Gordon

I'd be interested in this. I have to do a part IV module in 2011

anyway. One of my partners here needs to do a Part IV now as well,

I'll ask her.

Done well, this might result in more family docs participating in

IMP or HYH.

[Guest guest]

This work is going to take several steps.1: We continue to add to the number of practices using HYH as a tool for patient engagement.2: Those using the tool benchmark their results against national norms and the targets we've set as part of our self assessment recognition program.3: Through our IMP conference calls and collaborative work, individuals pursue the goals of Part IV practice based improvement.While this is happening the IMP organization will work with the ABFM and go through their processes of gaining recognition for our approach.I cannot guarantee that we'll clear organizational hurdles, but am confident that the work meets (and even exceeds) the ABFM's goals for demonstration of practice based improvement. Even if we fail to receive recognition from them now, IMPs who have used this process should be able to very easily demonstrate the necessary requirements through a parallel process.I'll add your name to the list we're building of those in the beta program.Gordon

I am interested in using HYH in my practice and at the same time use it to fulfill the Part IV requirement. What can I do to help?Sent from my iPhone

HYH is not one of the officially recognized pathways,

but that's not the end of the story. The work of part IV

is well met by the work of our self assessment recognition

program and we plan to go back formally to the ABFM.

I'm sure there are others on the list who would be

interested, and if there are a number of you who want to

do this work in conjunction with our self assessment

recognition program (currently in beta), please let me

know.

Gordon

I'd be interested in this. I have to do a part IV module in 2011

anyway. One of my partners here needs to do a Part IV now as well,

I'll ask her.

Done well, this might result in more family docs participating in

IMP or HYH.

[Guest guest]

This work is going to take several steps.1: We continue to add to the number of practices using HYH as a tool for patient engagement.2: Those using the tool benchmark their results against national norms and the targets we've set as part of our self assessment recognition program.3: Through our IMP conference calls and collaborative work, individuals pursue the goals of Part IV practice based improvement.While this is happening the IMP organization will work with the ABFM and go through their processes of gaining recognition for our approach.I cannot guarantee that we'll clear organizational hurdles, but am confident that the work meets (and even exceeds) the ABFM's goals for demonstration of practice based improvement. Even if we fail to receive recognition from them now, IMPs who have used this process should be able to very easily demonstrate the necessary requirements through a parallel process.I'll add your name to the list we're building of those in the beta program.Gordon

I am interested in using HYH in my practice and at the same time use it to fulfill the Part IV requirement. What can I do to help?Sent from my iPhone

HYH is not one of the officially recognized pathways,

but that's not the end of the story. The work of part IV

is well met by the work of our self assessment recognition

program and we plan to go back formally to the ABFM.

I'm sure there are others on the list who would be

interested, and if there are a number of you who want to

do this work in conjunction with our self assessment

recognition program (currently in beta), please let me

know.

Gordon

I'd be interested in this. I have to do a part IV module in 2011

anyway. One of my partners here needs to do a Part IV now as well,

I'll ask her.

Done well, this might result in more family docs participating in

IMP or HYH.

[Guest guest]

I just finished my Part IV requirements, and it is such a joke

compared to what IMPs using HYH and have improvement do. Can I be in the beta

group?

Eads, MD

Pinnacle Family Medicine

Colorado Springs, CO

www.PinnacleFamilyMedicine.com

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of L. Gordon

Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 11:12 AM

To:

Subject: Re: Using How's Your Health to satisfy

ABFM Maintenance of Certification Part IV

This work is going to take several steps.

1: We continue to add to the number of practices using

HYH as a tool for patient engagement.

2: Those using the tool benchmark their results

against national norms and the targets we've set as part of our self assessment

recognition program.

3: Through our IMP conference calls and collaborative

work, individuals pursue the goals of Part IV practice based improvement.

While this is happening the IMP organization will work with

the ABFM and go through their processes of gaining recognition for our approach.

I cannot guarantee that we'll clear organizational hurdles,

but am confident that the work meets (and even exceeds) the ABFM's goals for

demonstration of practice based improvement. Even if we fail to receive

recognition from them now, IMPs who have used this process should be able to

very easily demonstrate the necessary requirements through a parallel process.

I'll add your name to the list we're building of those in

the beta program.

Gordon

I am interested in using HYH in my

practice and at the same time use it to fulfill the Part IV requirement. What

can I do to help?

Sent from my iPhone

On Dec 31, 2010, at 9:36 AM, Pierce

wrote:

HYH is not one of the officially

recognized pathways, but that's not the end of the story. The work of

part IV is well met by the work of our self assessment recognition program and

we plan to go back formally to the ABFM.

I'm sure there are others on the

list who would be interested, and if there are a number of you who want to do

this work in conjunction with our self assessment recognition program

(currently in beta), please let me know.

Gordon

I'd be interested in this. I

have to do a part IV module in 2011 anyway. One of my partners here

needs to do a Part IV now as well, I'll ask her.

Done well, this might result in more family docs participating in IMP or HYH.

[Guest guest]

I have some interest in the board, and may have some input next year. What would

you all like to see the ABFM do?

________________________________________

From:

[ ] On Behalf Of

[jnantonucci@...]

Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 9:40 AM

To:

Subject: Re: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM

Maintenance of Certification Part IV

A couple of us at IMP tried to talk to Leinhart a couple of yrs ago ,

indeed I have some emails from her saved somewhere.

Lynn Ho had tried to use HYH as an alternative part iV module and wrote up a

great write up for them

ABFM declined and rather put us off- they kept saying- and due to my advanced

age I will not get the words exactly right they said they were developing a

new module and HYH might fit into it-- but every time we asked it was always

being put off That is themodules they have now are disease specifc and they

were develping a more general or overacrhing module I will not eplain it well

was very nice but could not get the thing ot happen for us

Nevertheless it was " to be developed " and eveytime we asked was being pushed out

to some future date

This is absolultey the kind of thing that makes sense but I think noone has had

the time or energy to go back to ABFM andwork with them

Volunteers anyone?

On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:32 AM, theNeighbors

> wrote:

If you don’t get a reply to your question about using HYH for ABFM part IV

requirements contact Nichole Lainhart at

nlainhart@... or at , ext.

1230.

From:

<mailto: \

>

[mailto: <mailto:@yahoogr\

oups.com>] On Behalf Of Pierce

Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 10:05 AM

To:

<mailto: \

>

Subject: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM

Maintenance of Certification Part IV

Have any of the family docs here used HYH to meet to the American Board of

Family Medicine's requirements <https://www.theabfm.org/moc/index.aspx> for a

Part IV (quality improvement) module? Are any of the various module choices

better suited for the HYH data?

I want to add HYH to our practice and figure this might be a good way to take

care of an ABFM requirement at the same time.

Happy New Year,

Pierce

--

PATIENTS-please remember that email may not be entirely secure, and that Email

is part of the medical record and is placed into your chart ( be careful what

you say!)

Email is best used for appointment making and brief questions

Email replies can be expected within 24 hours-Please CALL if the matter is

more urgent .

MD

ph fax

impcenter.org<http://impcenter.org>

[Guest guest]

I have some interest in the board, and may have some input next year. What would

you all like to see the ABFM do?

________________________________________

From:

[ ] On Behalf Of

[jnantonucci@...]

Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 9:40 AM

To:

Subject: Re: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM

Maintenance of Certification Part IV

A couple of us at IMP tried to talk to Leinhart a couple of yrs ago ,

indeed I have some emails from her saved somewhere.

Lynn Ho had tried to use HYH as an alternative part iV module and wrote up a

great write up for them

ABFM declined and rather put us off- they kept saying- and due to my advanced

age I will not get the words exactly right they said they were developing a

new module and HYH might fit into it-- but every time we asked it was always

being put off That is themodules they have now are disease specifc and they

were develping a more general or overacrhing module I will not eplain it well

was very nice but could not get the thing ot happen for us

Nevertheless it was " to be developed " and eveytime we asked was being pushed out

to some future date

This is absolultey the kind of thing that makes sense but I think noone has had

the time or energy to go back to ABFM andwork with them

Volunteers anyone?

On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:32 AM, theNeighbors

> wrote:

If you don’t get a reply to your question about using HYH for ABFM part IV

requirements contact Nichole Lainhart at

nlainhart@... or at , ext.

1230.

From:

<mailto: \

>

[mailto: <mailto:@yahoogr\

oups.com>] On Behalf Of Pierce

Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 10:05 AM

To:

<mailto: \

>

Subject: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM

Maintenance of Certification Part IV

Have any of the family docs here used HYH to meet to the American Board of

Family Medicine's requirements <https://www.theabfm.org/moc/index.aspx> for a

Part IV (quality improvement) module? Are any of the various module choices

better suited for the HYH data?

I want to add HYH to our practice and figure this might be a good way to take

care of an ABFM requirement at the same time.

Happy New Year,

Pierce

--

PATIENTS-please remember that email may not be entirely secure, and that Email

is part of the medical record and is placed into your chart ( be careful what

you say!)

Email is best used for appointment making and brief questions

Email replies can be expected within 24 hours-Please CALL if the matter is

more urgent .

MD

ph fax

impcenter.org<http://impcenter.org>

[Guest guest]

I am one of four finalists to be on the ABFM staring in April. I have reason to

believe that they are looking for new and interesting ways to be more

interactive and dynamic in their recertification. If this occurs, I will be a

newbee, but love to this as a way to do the certification. So we will see what

comes of the process.

________________________________________

From:

[ ] On Behalf Of

[jnantonucci@...]

Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 9:44 AM

To:

Subject: Re: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM

Maintenance of Certification Part IV

Here is what she sent me 7-08

Good afternoon, Dr. Antonucci,

Thank you for your interest in the American Board of Family Medicine’s (ABFM)

Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) program. I

misunderstood your email address in your first voicemail message, so

unfortunately my original email did not make it to you. Hopefully you will

receive this message.

For a module to be considered for approval as an alternate activity that will

count toward ABFM Diplomates’ MC-FP requirements, it must satisfy specific

standards and technical requirements. The file Requirements of External

Providers is the current ABFM guideline for Part IV activities. The document

includes Requirements of External Providers, Additional Requirements of External

Providers (Part IV), and appendixes C, E, F, and G. The file MC-FP Data Service

Description outlines the data exchange requirements for external providers.

It is important to note that we are in the process of updating our Part IV

requirements documentation to reflect changes made at our April Board meeting,

where it was decided that the ABFM would proscribe commercial support for

external activities and that the ABFM would require the use of nationally

accepted indicators (e.g., PCPI, AQA, and NFQ) in QI activities.

Also attached is the current external provider application that must be

completed and submitted with each Part IV activity that is to be considered for

approval.

For more information about the ABFM’s Part IV activities (PPMs and the new

MIMM), please see our Website at https://www.theabfm.org/moc/part4.aspx. The

release date for the CPPM (Comprehensive PPM) that you mentioned in your message

has been delayed until later this year. In a PPM, the physician is required to

complete 10 chart reviews and have 10 patients complete a survey, and then

manually enter data gathered. But in the CPPM, the physician will be able to

input aggregate data and avoid having to complete the chart reviews and having

the patients complete surveys. The MIMM activity is a Part IV activity that was

designed for physicians to do not provide continuous care to patients (i.e.,

emergency room physicians, administrators, etc.).

After reviewing the attached documents, if you have questions or concerns,

please do not hesitate to contact me by email at

nlainhart@... or by phone at ,

extension 1230; or contact Dr. Hagen by email at

hagen@... or by phone at ,

extension 1291.

If you would like to contact me, I am usually in the office from 7:00 a.m. until

4:00 p.m. (EST).

On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:40 AM,

> wrote:

A couple of us at IMP tried to talk to Leinhart a couple of yrs ago ,

indeed I have some emails from her saved somewhere.

Lynn Ho had tried to use HYH as an alternative part iV module and wrote up a

great write up for them

ABFM declined and rather put us off- they kept saying- and due to my advanced

age I will not get the words exactly right they said they were developing a

new module and HYH might fit into it-- but every time we asked it was always

being put off That is themodules they have now are disease specifc and they

were develping a more general or overacrhing module I will not eplain it well

was very nice but could not get the thing ot happen for us

Nevertheless it was " to be developed " and eveytime we asked was being pushed out

to some future date

This is absolultey the kind of thing that makes sense but I think noone has had

the time or energy to go back to ABFM andwork with them

Volunteers anyone?

On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:32 AM, theNeighbors

> wrote:

If you don’t get a reply to your question about using HYH for ABFM part IV

requirements contact Nichole Lainhart at

nlainhart@... or at , ext.

1230.

From:

<mailto: \

>

[mailto: <mailto:@yahoogr\

oups.com>] On Behalf Of Pierce

Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 10:05 AM

To:

<mailto: \

>

Subject: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM

Maintenance of Certification Part IV

Have any of the family docs here used HYH to meet to the American Board of

Family Medicine's requirements <https://www.theabfm.org/moc/index.aspx> for a

Part IV (quality improvement) module? Are any of the various module choices

better suited for the HYH data?

I want to add HYH to our practice and figure this might be a good way to take

care of an ABFM requirement at the same time.

Happy New Year,

Pierce

--

PATIENTS-please remember that email may not be entirely secure, and that Email

is part of the medical record and is placed into your chart ( be careful what

you say!)

Email is best used for appointment making and brief questions

Email replies can be expected within 24 hours-Please CALL if the matter is

more urgent .

MD

ph fax

impcenter.org<http://impcenter.org>

--

PATIENTS-please remember that email may not be entirely secure, and that Email

is part of the medical record and is placed into your chart ( be careful what

you say!)

Email is best used for appointment making and brief questions

Email replies can be expected within 24 hours-Please CALL if the matter is

more urgent .

MD

ph fax

impcenter.org<http://impcenter.org>

[Guest guest]

I am one of four finalists to be on the ABFM staring in April. I have reason to

believe that they are looking for new and interesting ways to be more

interactive and dynamic in their recertification. If this occurs, I will be a

newbee, but love to this as a way to do the certification. So we will see what

comes of the process.

________________________________________

From:

[ ] On Behalf Of

[jnantonucci@...]

Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 9:44 AM

To:

Subject: Re: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM

Maintenance of Certification Part IV

Here is what she sent me 7-08

Good afternoon, Dr. Antonucci,

Thank you for your interest in the American Board of Family Medicine’s (ABFM)

Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) program. I

misunderstood your email address in your first voicemail message, so

unfortunately my original email did not make it to you. Hopefully you will

receive this message.

For a module to be considered for approval as an alternate activity that will

count toward ABFM Diplomates’ MC-FP requirements, it must satisfy specific

standards and technical requirements. The file Requirements of External

Providers is the current ABFM guideline for Part IV activities. The document

includes Requirements of External Providers, Additional Requirements of External

Providers (Part IV), and appendixes C, E, F, and G. The file MC-FP Data Service

Description outlines the data exchange requirements for external providers.

It is important to note that we are in the process of updating our Part IV

requirements documentation to reflect changes made at our April Board meeting,

where it was decided that the ABFM would proscribe commercial support for

external activities and that the ABFM would require the use of nationally

accepted indicators (e.g., PCPI, AQA, and NFQ) in QI activities.

Also attached is the current external provider application that must be

completed and submitted with each Part IV activity that is to be considered for

approval.

For more information about the ABFM’s Part IV activities (PPMs and the new

MIMM), please see our Website at https://www.theabfm.org/moc/part4.aspx. The

release date for the CPPM (Comprehensive PPM) that you mentioned in your message

has been delayed until later this year. In a PPM, the physician is required to

complete 10 chart reviews and have 10 patients complete a survey, and then

manually enter data gathered. But in the CPPM, the physician will be able to

input aggregate data and avoid having to complete the chart reviews and having

the patients complete surveys. The MIMM activity is a Part IV activity that was

designed for physicians to do not provide continuous care to patients (i.e.,

emergency room physicians, administrators, etc.).

After reviewing the attached documents, if you have questions or concerns,

please do not hesitate to contact me by email at

nlainhart@... or by phone at ,

extension 1230; or contact Dr. Hagen by email at

hagen@... or by phone at ,

extension 1291.

If you would like to contact me, I am usually in the office from 7:00 a.m. until

4:00 p.m. (EST).

On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:40 AM,

> wrote:

A couple of us at IMP tried to talk to Leinhart a couple of yrs ago ,

indeed I have some emails from her saved somewhere.

Lynn Ho had tried to use HYH as an alternative part iV module and wrote up a

great write up for them

ABFM declined and rather put us off- they kept saying- and due to my advanced

age I will not get the words exactly right they said they were developing a

new module and HYH might fit into it-- but every time we asked it was always

being put off That is themodules they have now are disease specifc and they

were develping a more general or overacrhing module I will not eplain it well

was very nice but could not get the thing ot happen for us

Nevertheless it was " to be developed " and eveytime we asked was being pushed out

to some future date

This is absolultey the kind of thing that makes sense but I think noone has had

the time or energy to go back to ABFM andwork with them

Volunteers anyone?

On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:32 AM, theNeighbors

> wrote:

If you don’t get a reply to your question about using HYH for ABFM part IV

requirements contact Nichole Lainhart at

nlainhart@... or at , ext.

1230.

From:

<mailto: \

>

[mailto: <mailto:@yahoogr\

oups.com>] On Behalf Of Pierce

Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 10:05 AM

To:

<mailto: \

>

Subject: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM

Maintenance of Certification Part IV

Have any of the family docs here used HYH to meet to the American Board of

Family Medicine's requirements <https://www.theabfm.org/moc/index.aspx> for a

Part IV (quality improvement) module? Are any of the various module choices

better suited for the HYH data?

I want to add HYH to our practice and figure this might be a good way to take

care of an ABFM requirement at the same time.

Happy New Year,

Pierce

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you say!)

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ph fax

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is part of the medical record and is placed into your chart ( be careful what

you say!)

Email is best used for appointment making and brief questions

Email replies can be expected within 24 hours-Please CALL if the matter is

more urgent .

MD

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[Guest guest]

I would just like to put my name out there also if a group list is being collated around these issues. I'm happy to help where and when needed. I just finished my part IV and from an IMP perspective was discouraged by what I need to do to keep my license active.And my group has plans to use HYH this upcoming year. Weakland

This work is going to take several steps.1: We continue to add to the number of practices using HYH as a tool for patient engagement.2: Those using the tool benchmark their results against national norms and the targets we've set as part of our self assessment recognition program.3: Through our IMP conference calls and collaborative work, individuals pursue the goals of Part IV practice based improvement.While this is happening the IMP organization will work with the ABFM and go through their processes of gaining recognition for our approach.I cannot guarantee that we'll clear organizational hurdles, but am confident that the work meets (and even exceeds) the ABFM's goals for demonstration of practice based improvement. Even if we fail to receive recognition from them now, IMPs who have used this process should be able to very easily demonstrate the necessary requirements through a parallel process.I'll add your name to the list we're building of those in the beta program.Gordon

I am interested in using HYH in my practice and at the same time use it to fulfill the Part IV requirement. What can I do to help?Sent from my iPhone

HYH is not one of the officially recognized pathways,

but that's not the end of the story. The work of part IV

is well met by the work of our self assessment recognition

program and we plan to go back formally to the ABFM.

I'm sure there are others on the list who would be

interested, and if there are a number of you who want to

do this work in conjunction with our self assessment

recognition program (currently in beta), please let me

know.

Gordon

I'd be interested in this. I have to do a part IV module in 2011

anyway. One of my partners here needs to do a Part IV now as well,

I'll ask her.

Done well, this might result in more family docs participating in

IMP or HYH.

[Guest guest]

I would just like to put my name out there also if a group list is being collated around these issues. I'm happy to help where and when needed. I just finished my part IV and from an IMP perspective was discouraged by what I need to do to keep my license active.And my group has plans to use HYH this upcoming year. Weakland

This work is going to take several steps.1: We continue to add to the number of practices using HYH as a tool for patient engagement.2: Those using the tool benchmark their results against national norms and the targets we've set as part of our self assessment recognition program.3: Through our IMP conference calls and collaborative work, individuals pursue the goals of Part IV practice based improvement.While this is happening the IMP organization will work with the ABFM and go through their processes of gaining recognition for our approach.I cannot guarantee that we'll clear organizational hurdles, but am confident that the work meets (and even exceeds) the ABFM's goals for demonstration of practice based improvement. Even if we fail to receive recognition from them now, IMPs who have used this process should be able to very easily demonstrate the necessary requirements through a parallel process.I'll add your name to the list we're building of those in the beta program.Gordon

I am interested in using HYH in my practice and at the same time use it to fulfill the Part IV requirement. What can I do to help?Sent from my iPhone

HYH is not one of the officially recognized pathways,

but that's not the end of the story. The work of part IV

is well met by the work of our self assessment recognition

program and we plan to go back formally to the ABFM.

I'm sure there are others on the list who would be

interested, and if there are a number of you who want to

do this work in conjunction with our self assessment

recognition program (currently in beta), please let me

know.

Gordon

I'd be interested in this. I have to do a part IV module in 2011

anyway. One of my partners here needs to do a Part IV now as well,

I'll ask her.

Done well, this might result in more family docs participating in

IMP or HYH.

[Guest guest]

Here's rooting for you Jim!

I too was disspappointed in Part IV requirements.

To: " " < >Sent: Sat, January 1, 2011 10:30:33 AMSubject: RE: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM Maintenance of Certification Part IVI am one of four finalists to be on the ABFM staring in April. I have reason to believe that they are looking for new and interesting ways to be more interactive and dynamic in their recertification. If this occurs, I will be a newbee, but love to this as a way to do the certification. So we will see what comes of the process. ________________________________________From: [ ] On Behalf Of [jnantonucci@...]Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 9:44 AMTo: Subject: Re: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM Maintenance of Certification Part IVHere is what she sent me 7-08Good afternoon, Dr. Antonucci,Thank you for your interest in the American Board of Family Medicine’s (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) program. I misunderstood your email address in your

first voicemail message, so unfortunately my original email did not make it to you. Hopefully you will receive this message.For a module to be considered for approval as an alternate activity that will count toward ABFM Diplomates’ MC-FP requirements, it must satisfy specific standards and technical requirements. The file Requirements of External Providers is the current ABFM guideline for Part IV activities. The document includes Requirements of External Providers, Additional Requirements of External Providers (Part IV), and appendixes C, E, F, and G. The file MC-FP Data Service Description outlines the data exchange requirements for external providers.It is important to note that we are in the process of updating our Part IV requirements documentation to reflect changes made at our April Board meeting, where it was decided that the ABFM would proscribe commercial support for external activities and that the ABFM would require the use

of nationally accepted indicators (e.g., PCPI, AQA, and NFQ) in QI activities.Also attached is the current external provider application that must be completed and submitted with each Part IV activity that is to be considered for approval.For more information about the ABFM’s Part IV activities (PPMs and the new MIMM), please see our Website at https://www.theabfm.org/moc/part4.aspx. The release date for the CPPM (Comprehensive PPM) that you mentioned in your message has been delayed until later this year. In a PPM, the physician is required to complete 10 chart reviews and have 10 patients complete a survey, and then manually enter data gathered. But in the CPPM, the physician will be able to input aggregate data and avoid having to complete the chart reviews and having the patients complete surveys. The MIMM activity is a Part IV activity that was designed for

physicians to do not provide continuous care to patients (i.e., emergency room physicians, administrators, etc.).After reviewing the attached documents, if you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me by email at nlainhart@... or by phone at , extension 1230; or contact Dr. Hagen by email at hagen@... or by phone at , extension 1291.If you would like to contact me, I am usually in the office from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (EST).On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:40 AM,

> wrote:A couple of us at IMP tried to talk to Leinhart a couple of yrs ago , indeed I have some emails from her saved somewhere.Lynn Ho had tried to use HYH as an alternative part iV module and wrote up a great write up for themABFM declined and rather put us off- they kept saying- and due to my advanced age I will not get the words exactly right they said they were developing a new module and HYH might fit into it-- but every time we asked it was always being put off That is themodules they have now are disease specifc and they were develping a more general or overacrhing module I will not eplain it well was very

nice but could not get the thing ot happen for us Nevertheless it was "to be developed" and eveytime we asked was being pushed out to some future dateThis is absolultey the kind of thing that makes sense but I think noone has had the time or energy to go back to ABFM andwork with themVolunteers anyone?On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:32 AM, theNeighbors > wrote:If you don’t get a reply to your question about using HYH for ABFM part IV requirements contact Nichole Lainhart at nlainhart@... or at , ext. 1230.From: <mailto: > [mailto: <mailto: >] On Behalf Of PierceSent: Friday, December 31, 2010 10:05 AMTo: <mailto: >Subject: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM Maintenance of Certification Part IVHave any of the family docs here used HYH to meet to the American Board of Family Medicine's requirements <https://www.theabfm.org/moc/index.aspx> for a Part IV (quality improvement) module? Are any of the various module choices better suited for the HYH data?I want to add HYH to our practice and figure this might be a good way to take care of an ABFM requirement at the same time.Happy New Year, Pierce--PATIENTS-please remember that email

may not be entirely secure, and that Email is part of the medical record and is placed into your chart ( be careful what you say!)Email is best used for appointment making and brief questionsEmail replies can be expected within 24 hours-Please CALL if the matter is more urgent . MD ph fax impcenter.org<http://impcenter.org>--PATIENTS-please remember that email may not be entirely secure, and that Email is part of the medical record and is placed into your chart ( be careful what you say!)Email is best used for appointment making and brief questionsEmail replies can be expected within 24 hours-Please CALL if the matter is more urgent

.. MD ph fax impcenter.org<http://impcenter.org>------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

Very cool Jim.

I'll email you off list.

Gordon

> I am one of four finalists to be on the ABFM staring in April. I have reason

to believe that they are looking for new and interesting ways to be more

interactive and dynamic in their recertification. If this occurs, I will be a

newbee, but love to this as a way to do the certification. So we will see what

comes of the process.

> ________________________________________

> From:

[ ] On Behalf Of

[jnantonucci@...]

> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 9:44 AM

> To:

> Subject: Re: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM

Maintenance of Certification Part IV

>

> Here is what she sent me 7-08

>

> Good afternoon, Dr. Antonucci,

>

> Thank you for your interest in the American Board of Family Medicine’s (ABFM)

Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) program. I

misunderstood your email address in your first voicemail message, so

unfortunately my original email did not make it to you. Hopefully you will

receive this message.

>

> For a module to be considered for approval as an alternate activity that will

count toward ABFM Diplomates’ MC-FP requirements, it must satisfy specific

standards and technical requirements. The file Requirements of External

Providers is the current ABFM guideline for Part IV activities. The document

includes Requirements of External Providers, Additional Requirements of External

Providers (Part IV), and appendixes C, E, F, and G. The file MC-FP Data Service

Description outlines the data exchange requirements for external providers.

>

> It is important to note that we are in the process of updating our Part IV

requirements documentation to reflect changes made at our April Board meeting,

where it was decided that the ABFM would proscribe commercial support for

external activities and that the ABFM would require the use of nationally

accepted indicators (e.g., PCPI, AQA, and NFQ) in QI activities.

>

> Also attached is the current external provider application that must be

completed and submitted with each Part IV activity that is to be considered for

approval.

>

> For more information about the ABFM’s Part IV activities (PPMs and the new

MIMM), please see our Website at https://www.theabfm.org/moc/part4.aspx. The

release date for the CPPM (Comprehensive PPM) that you mentioned in your message

has been delayed until later this year. In a PPM, the physician is required to

complete 10 chart reviews and have 10 patients complete a survey, and then

manually enter data gathered. But in the CPPM, the physician will be able to

input aggregate data and avoid having to complete the chart reviews and having

the patients complete surveys. The MIMM activity is a Part IV activity that was

designed for physicians to do not provide continuous care to patients (i.e.,

emergency room physicians, administrators, etc.).

>

> After reviewing the attached documents, if you have questions or concerns,

please do not hesitate to contact me by email at

nlainhart@... or by phone at ,

extension 1230; or contact Dr. Hagen by email at

hagen@... or by phone at ,

extension 1291.

>

> If you would like to contact me, I am usually in the office from 7:00 a.m.

until 4:00 p.m. (EST).

>

>

>

> On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:40 AM,

> wrote:

> A couple of us at IMP tried to talk to Leinhart a couple of yrs ago ,

indeed I have some emails from her saved somewhere.

> Lynn Ho had tried to use HYH as an alternative part iV module and wrote up a

great write up for them

> ABFM declined and rather put us off- they kept saying- and due to my

advanced age I will not get the words exactly right they said they were

developing a new module and HYH might fit into it-- but every time we asked it

was always being put off That is themodules they have now are disease specifc

and they were develping a more general or overacrhing module I will not

eplain it well was very nice but could not get the thing ot happen

for us Nevertheless it was " to be developed " and eveytime we asked was being

pushed out to some future date

>

>

> This is absolultey the kind of thing that makes sense but I think noone has

had the time or energy to go back to ABFM andwork with them

> Volunteers anyone?

>

>

>

> On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:32 AM, theNeighbors

> wrote:

>

> If you don’t get a reply to your question about using HYH for ABFM part IV

requirements contact Nichole Lainhart at

nlainhart@... or at , ext.

1230.

>

>

>

> From:

<mailto: \

>

[mailto: <mailto:@yahoogr\

oups.com>] On Behalf Of Pierce

> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 10:05 AM

> To:

<mailto: \

>

> Subject: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM

Maintenance of Certification Part IV

>

>

>

> Have any of the family docs here used HYH to meet to the American Board of

Family Medicine's requirements <https://www.theabfm.org/moc/index.aspx> for a

Part IV (quality improvement) module? Are any of the various module choices

better suited for the HYH data?

>

> I want to add HYH to our practice and figure this might be a good way to take

care of an ABFM requirement at the same time.

>

> Happy New Year,

> Pierce

>

>

>

>

>

> --

> PATIENTS-please remember that email may not be entirely secure, and that

Email is part of the medical record and is placed into your chart ( be careful

what you say!)

> Email is best used for appointment making and brief questions

> Email replies can be expected within 24 hours-Please CALL if the matter is

more urgent .

>

>

> MD

>

>

> ph fax

> impcenter.org<http://impcenter.org>

>

>

>

> --

> PATIENTS-please remember that email may not be entirely secure, and that

Email is part of the medical record and is placed into your chart ( be careful

what you say!)

> Email is best used for appointment making and brief questions

> Email replies can be expected within 24 hours-Please CALL if the matter is

more urgent .

>

>

> MD

>

>

> ph fax

> impcenter.org<http://impcenter.org>

>

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

[Guest guest]

Very cool Jim.

I'll email you off list.

Gordon

> I am one of four finalists to be on the ABFM staring in April. I have reason

to believe that they are looking for new and interesting ways to be more

interactive and dynamic in their recertification. If this occurs, I will be a

newbee, but love to this as a way to do the certification. So we will see what

comes of the process.

> ________________________________________

> From:

[ ] On Behalf Of

[jnantonucci@...]

> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 9:44 AM

> To:

> Subject: Re: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM

Maintenance of Certification Part IV

>

> Here is what she sent me 7-08

>

> Good afternoon, Dr. Antonucci,

>

> Thank you for your interest in the American Board of Family Medicine’s (ABFM)

Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) program. I

misunderstood your email address in your first voicemail message, so

unfortunately my original email did not make it to you. Hopefully you will

receive this message.

>

> For a module to be considered for approval as an alternate activity that will

count toward ABFM Diplomates’ MC-FP requirements, it must satisfy specific

standards and technical requirements. The file Requirements of External

Providers is the current ABFM guideline for Part IV activities. The document

includes Requirements of External Providers, Additional Requirements of External

Providers (Part IV), and appendixes C, E, F, and G. The file MC-FP Data Service

Description outlines the data exchange requirements for external providers.

>

> It is important to note that we are in the process of updating our Part IV

requirements documentation to reflect changes made at our April Board meeting,

where it was decided that the ABFM would proscribe commercial support for

external activities and that the ABFM would require the use of nationally

accepted indicators (e.g., PCPI, AQA, and NFQ) in QI activities.

>

> Also attached is the current external provider application that must be

completed and submitted with each Part IV activity that is to be considered for

approval.

>

> For more information about the ABFM’s Part IV activities (PPMs and the new

MIMM), please see our Website at https://www.theabfm.org/moc/part4.aspx. The

release date for the CPPM (Comprehensive PPM) that you mentioned in your message

has been delayed until later this year. In a PPM, the physician is required to

complete 10 chart reviews and have 10 patients complete a survey, and then

manually enter data gathered. But in the CPPM, the physician will be able to

input aggregate data and avoid having to complete the chart reviews and having

the patients complete surveys. The MIMM activity is a Part IV activity that was

designed for physicians to do not provide continuous care to patients (i.e.,

emergency room physicians, administrators, etc.).

>

> After reviewing the attached documents, if you have questions or concerns,

please do not hesitate to contact me by email at

nlainhart@... or by phone at ,

extension 1230; or contact Dr. Hagen by email at

hagen@... or by phone at ,

extension 1291.

>

> If you would like to contact me, I am usually in the office from 7:00 a.m.

until 4:00 p.m. (EST).

>

>

>

> On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:40 AM,

> wrote:

> A couple of us at IMP tried to talk to Leinhart a couple of yrs ago ,

indeed I have some emails from her saved somewhere.

> Lynn Ho had tried to use HYH as an alternative part iV module and wrote up a

great write up for them

> ABFM declined and rather put us off- they kept saying- and due to my

advanced age I will not get the words exactly right they said they were

developing a new module and HYH might fit into it-- but every time we asked it

was always being put off That is themodules they have now are disease specifc

and they were develping a more general or overacrhing module I will not

eplain it well was very nice but could not get the thing ot happen

for us Nevertheless it was " to be developed " and eveytime we asked was being

pushed out to some future date

>

>

> This is absolultey the kind of thing that makes sense but I think noone has

had the time or energy to go back to ABFM andwork with them

> Volunteers anyone?

>

>

>

> On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:32 AM, theNeighbors

> wrote:

>

> If you don’t get a reply to your question about using HYH for ABFM part IV

requirements contact Nichole Lainhart at

nlainhart@... or at , ext.

1230.

>

>

>

> From:

<mailto: \

>

[mailto: <mailto:@yahoogr\

oups.com>] On Behalf Of Pierce

> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 10:05 AM

> To:

<mailto: \

>

> Subject: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM

Maintenance of Certification Part IV

>

>

>

> Have any of the family docs here used HYH to meet to the American Board of

Family Medicine's requirements <https://www.theabfm.org/moc/index.aspx> for a

Part IV (quality improvement) module? Are any of the various module choices

better suited for the HYH data?

>

> I want to add HYH to our practice and figure this might be a good way to take

care of an ABFM requirement at the same time.

>

> Happy New Year,

> Pierce

>

>

>

>

>

> --

> PATIENTS-please remember that email may not be entirely secure, and that

Email is part of the medical record and is placed into your chart ( be careful

what you say!)

> Email is best used for appointment making and brief questions

> Email replies can be expected within 24 hours-Please CALL if the matter is

more urgent .

>

>

> MD

>

>

> ph fax

> impcenter.org<http://impcenter.org>

>

>

>

> --

> PATIENTS-please remember that email may not be entirely secure, and that

Email is part of the medical record and is placed into your chart ( be careful

what you say!)

> Email is best used for appointment making and brief questions

> Email replies can be expected within 24 hours-Please CALL if the matter is

more urgent .

>

>

> MD

>

>

> ph fax

> impcenter.org<http://impcenter.org>

>

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

[Guest guest]

thanks JIm!

 

Jean

 

I am one of four finalists to be on the ABFM staring in April. I have reason to believe that they are looking for new and interesting ways to be more interactive and dynamic in their recertification. If this occurs, I will be a newbee, but love to this as a way to do the certification. So we will see what comes of the process.

________________________________________From: [ ] On Behalf Of [jnantonucci@...]

Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 9:44 AM

To: Subject: Re: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM Maintenance of Certification Part IV

Here is what she sent me 7-08Good afternoon, Dr. Antonucci,Thank you for your interest in the American Board of Family Medicine’s (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) program. I misunderstood your email address in your first voicemail message, so unfortunately my original email did not make it to you. Hopefully you will receive this message.

For a module to be considered for approval as an alternate activity that will count toward ABFM Diplomates’ MC-FP requirements, it must satisfy specific standards and technical requirements. The file Requirements of External Providers is the current ABFM guideline for Part IV activities. The document includes Requirements of External Providers, Additional Requirements of External Providers (Part IV), and appendixes C, E, F, and G. The file MC-FP Data Service Description outlines the data exchange requirements for external providers.

It is important to note that we are in the process of updating our Part IV requirements documentation to reflect changes made at our April Board meeting, where it was decided that the ABFM would proscribe commercial support for external activities and that the ABFM would require the use of nationally accepted indicators (e.g., PCPI, AQA, and NFQ) in QI activities.

Also attached is the current external provider application that must be completed and submitted with each Part IV activity that is to be considered for approval.For more information about the ABFM’s Part IV activities (PPMs and the new MIMM), please see our Website at https://www.theabfm.org/moc/part4.aspx. The release date for the CPPM (Comprehensive PPM) that you mentioned in your message has been delayed until later this year. In a PPM, the physician is required to complete 10 chart reviews and have 10 patients complete a survey, and then manually enter data gathered. But in the CPPM, the physician will be able to input aggregate data and avoid having to complete the chart reviews and having the patients complete surveys. The MIMM activity is a Part IV activity that was designed for physicians to do not provide continuous care to patients (i.e., emergency room physicians, administrators, etc.).

After reviewing the attached documents, if you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me by email at nlainhart@... or by phone at , extension 1230; or contact Dr. Hagen by email at hagen@... or by phone at , extension 1291.

If you would like to contact me, I am usually in the office from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (EST).

On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:40 AM, > wrote:

A couple of us at IMP  tried to talk to Leinhart a couple of yrs ago , indeed I have some emails from her  saved somewhere.Lynn Ho had tried to use HYH as an alternative part iV module and   wrote up a great write up for them

ABFM declined and  rather put us off- they  kept saying- and due to my advanced age I  will not get the words exactly  right  they said they were developing a new module and HYH might fit into it--  but every time we asked it was always being put off That is themodules they have  now are disease specifc and  they were develping a more  general or overacrhing  module I will not eplain it well   was  very nice but could not  get the thing ot happen  for us Nevertheless it was " to be developed " and eveytime we asked was being pushed out to some future date

This is absolultey the kind of thing that makes sense but  I think noone has had the time or energy to go back to ABFM andwork with themVolunteers anyone?On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:32 AM, theNeighbors > wrote:

If you don’t get a reply to your question about using HYH for ABFM part IV requirements contact Nichole Lainhart at nlainhart@... or at , ext. 1230.

From: <mailto: > [mailto: <mailto: >] On Behalf Of Pierce

Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 10:05 AMTo: <mailto: >

Subject: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM Maintenance of Certification Part IVHave any of the family docs here used HYH to meet to the American Board of Family Medicine's requirements <https://www.theabfm.org/moc/index.aspx> for a Part IV (quality improvement) module?   Are any of the various module choices better suited for the HYH data?

I want to add HYH to our practice and figure this might be a good way to take care of an ABFM requirement at the same time.Happy New Year, Pierce--PATIENTS-please remember  that email may not be entirely secure, and that Email is part of the medical  record and is placed into your  chart ( be careful what you say!)

Email is best used for appointment making and  brief  questionsEmail replies can be expected within 24 hours-Please CALL  if the  matter is more urgent .    MD       

ph   fax impcenter.org<http://impcenter.org>--PATIENTS-please remember  that email may not be entirely secure, and that Email is part of the medical  record and is placed into your  chart ( be careful what you say!)

Email is best used for appointment making and  brief  questionsEmail replies can be expected within 24 hours-Please CALL  if the  matter is more urgent .    MD       

ph   fax impcenter.org<http://impcenter.org>------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

thanks JIm!

 

Jean

 

I am one of four finalists to be on the ABFM staring in April. I have reason to believe that they are looking for new and interesting ways to be more interactive and dynamic in their recertification. If this occurs, I will be a newbee, but love to this as a way to do the certification. So we will see what comes of the process.

________________________________________From: [ ] On Behalf Of [jnantonucci@...]

Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 9:44 AM

To: Subject: Re: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM Maintenance of Certification Part IV

Here is what she sent me 7-08Good afternoon, Dr. Antonucci,Thank you for your interest in the American Board of Family Medicine’s (ABFM) Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) program. I misunderstood your email address in your first voicemail message, so unfortunately my original email did not make it to you. Hopefully you will receive this message.

For a module to be considered for approval as an alternate activity that will count toward ABFM Diplomates’ MC-FP requirements, it must satisfy specific standards and technical requirements. The file Requirements of External Providers is the current ABFM guideline for Part IV activities. The document includes Requirements of External Providers, Additional Requirements of External Providers (Part IV), and appendixes C, E, F, and G. The file MC-FP Data Service Description outlines the data exchange requirements for external providers.

It is important to note that we are in the process of updating our Part IV requirements documentation to reflect changes made at our April Board meeting, where it was decided that the ABFM would proscribe commercial support for external activities and that the ABFM would require the use of nationally accepted indicators (e.g., PCPI, AQA, and NFQ) in QI activities.

Also attached is the current external provider application that must be completed and submitted with each Part IV activity that is to be considered for approval.For more information about the ABFM’s Part IV activities (PPMs and the new MIMM), please see our Website at https://www.theabfm.org/moc/part4.aspx. The release date for the CPPM (Comprehensive PPM) that you mentioned in your message has been delayed until later this year. In a PPM, the physician is required to complete 10 chart reviews and have 10 patients complete a survey, and then manually enter data gathered. But in the CPPM, the physician will be able to input aggregate data and avoid having to complete the chart reviews and having the patients complete surveys. The MIMM activity is a Part IV activity that was designed for physicians to do not provide continuous care to patients (i.e., emergency room physicians, administrators, etc.).

After reviewing the attached documents, if you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me by email at nlainhart@... or by phone at , extension 1230; or contact Dr. Hagen by email at hagen@... or by phone at , extension 1291.

If you would like to contact me, I am usually in the office from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (EST).

On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:40 AM, > wrote:

A couple of us at IMP  tried to talk to Leinhart a couple of yrs ago , indeed I have some emails from her  saved somewhere.Lynn Ho had tried to use HYH as an alternative part iV module and   wrote up a great write up for them

ABFM declined and  rather put us off- they  kept saying- and due to my advanced age I  will not get the words exactly  right  they said they were developing a new module and HYH might fit into it--  but every time we asked it was always being put off That is themodules they have  now are disease specifc and  they were develping a more  general or overacrhing  module I will not eplain it well   was  very nice but could not  get the thing ot happen  for us Nevertheless it was " to be developed " and eveytime we asked was being pushed out to some future date

This is absolultey the kind of thing that makes sense but  I think noone has had the time or energy to go back to ABFM andwork with themVolunteers anyone?On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:32 AM, theNeighbors > wrote:

If you don’t get a reply to your question about using HYH for ABFM part IV requirements contact Nichole Lainhart at nlainhart@... or at , ext. 1230.

From: <mailto: > [mailto: <mailto: >] On Behalf Of Pierce

Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 10:05 AMTo: <mailto: >

Subject: Using How's Your Health to satisfy ABFM Maintenance of Certification Part IVHave any of the family docs here used HYH to meet to the American Board of Family Medicine's requirements <https://www.theabfm.org/moc/index.aspx> for a Part IV (quality improvement) module?   Are any of the various module choices better suited for the HYH data?

I want to add HYH to our practice and figure this might be a good way to take care of an ABFM requirement at the same time.Happy New Year, Pierce--PATIENTS-please remember  that email may not be entirely secure, and that Email is part of the medical  record and is placed into your  chart ( be careful what you say!)

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