ABPM Maintenance of Certification - Part 4-ACOEM MOC Part IV

ACOEM MOC Part IV - 2019

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This document is a 2019 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) booklet for Maintenance of Certification Part 4, focused on Improvement in Medical Practice (IMP) for physicians certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. It explains that the booklet is used only to satisfy the ABPM MOC Part 4 requirement and outlines the process for completing a self-assessment and quality improvement project over at least four months.<br /><br />The booklet begins with demographic and practice information fields, then describes three possible project paths: direct clinical patient care, population health/non-direct patient care activities, or a previously completed organizational quality improvement project. For each path, the physician must review baseline performance, identify a target area for improvement, implement a quality improvement plan, and perform a second assessment to measure progress.<br /><br />The direct patient care section provides chart review worksheets for musculoskeletal, work ability, environmental health/toxicology, and clinical preventive medicine encounters. These worksheets list essential and recommended documentation elements that should be present in 10 randomly selected charts, with at least five older than one year if available.<br /><br />The population health/non-clinical section asks the physician to submit a current CV and supporting documentation such as evaluations, feedback, or letters of support, then select an area for improvement and follow a QI cycle. The organizational QI section allows physicians to receive credit for meaningful participation in a recognized organizational quality improvement project completed during the certification cycle.<br /><br />All pathways conclude with two universal steps: applying ABMS core competencies to the project and describing a plan for continuous quality improvement. The booklet also includes a PDSA guide, support letter templates, a detailed list of ACOEM OEM competencies, a feedback survey, disclaimer language about verification and fraud, and submission instructions requiring the completed module and supporting materials to be sent as a single PDF.

Keywords

ACOEM

Maintenance of Certification

ABPM

Improvement in Medical Practice

Quality Improvement

Physician Certification

Chart Review

PDSA Cycle

Occupational Medicine

Continuous Quality Improvement