The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) has sanctioned 139 physicians accused of collecting and sharing board certification exam questions through the New Jersey-based Arora Board Review exam prep service.
ABIM has also settled its lawsuit with doctors Rajender Arora, M.D., and Anise Kachadourian, M.D., barring them from sitting for the ABIM for several years, and barring employees and representatives of the Arora Board Review from accessing, copying, or distributing ABIM materials.
Names of the 139 doctors who were sanctioned in connection with the incident have not been released. However, their status has been updated in the ABIM's online database.
Source: Modern Healthcare
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20100712/MODERNPHYSICIAN/307129999
Showing posts with label Board Certification. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Board Certification. Show all posts
Monday, July 12, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Missouri Supreme Court Rules on "Same Specialty" Definition for Expert Testimony
The Missouri Supreme Court held that a radiologist who had performed similar procedures as a neurosurgeon was qualified to provide expert testimony in a case even though the two doctors held different board certifications.
In Spradling v. SSM Health Care St. Louis, Mo., a patient was suing Dr. William Sprich, alleging that he was negligent when performing a verteboplasty. Section 538.225.1 of the Missouri Code requires that a plaintiff bringing medical negligence charge must file an affidavit stating that he or she "has obtained the opinion of a 'legally qualified health care provider'" backing the claim of negligence. Section 538.225.2 defines the above term as "a health care provider license in this state or any other state in the same profession as the defendant and either actively practicing or within five years of retirement from actively practicing substantially the same specialty as the defendant."
The defense claimed that the plaintiff's expert witness was not qualified under this definition because his board specialty was in radiology, not neurosurgery. The court ruled that because the witness, Dr. John Mathis, had performed over 3,000 vertebroplasties and had written articles and presented lectures on the procedure, he was "practicing substantially the same specialty" as the defendant. Therefore, he was qualified to testify on the procedure, even though he was of a different specialty as the defendant.
Source: BNA
In Spradling v. SSM Health Care St. Louis, Mo., a patient was suing Dr. William Sprich, alleging that he was negligent when performing a verteboplasty. Section 538.225.1 of the Missouri Code requires that a plaintiff bringing medical negligence charge must file an affidavit stating that he or she "has obtained the opinion of a 'legally qualified health care provider'" backing the claim of negligence. Section 538.225.2 defines the above term as "a health care provider license in this state or any other state in the same profession as the defendant and either actively practicing or within five years of retirement from actively practicing substantially the same specialty as the defendant."
The defense claimed that the plaintiff's expert witness was not qualified under this definition because his board specialty was in radiology, not neurosurgery. The court ruled that because the witness, Dr. John Mathis, had performed over 3,000 vertebroplasties and had written articles and presented lectures on the procedure, he was "practicing substantially the same specialty" as the defendant. Therefore, he was qualified to testify on the procedure, even though he was of a different specialty as the defendant.
Source: BNA
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
ABP Provides Clarification on Provider Status Reporting
The American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) has provided clarification on how to credential diplomates now that they have implemented their Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program and will no longer issue certificates with specific end dates.
The ABP recommends entering January 1, 2010 as the re-verification date for all diplomates enrolled during 2009.
A memorandum with the guidance, along with a letter that was sent to diplomates can be found here:
http://www.namss.org/Portals/0/ABP%20Change%20in%20Certification%20Status%20Reporting.pdf
The ABP recommends entering January 1, 2010 as the re-verification date for all diplomates enrolled during 2009.
A memorandum with the guidance, along with a letter that was sent to diplomates can be found here:
http://www.namss.org/Portals/0/ABP%20Change%20in%20Certification%20Status%20Reporting.pdf
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
American Board of Pediatrics Announces Pediatrics-Anesthesiology Program
The American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) has approved a new combined Pediatrics-Anesthesiology training program. The following description is taken from ABP's website:
Program requirements and other information can be found here:
https://www.abp.org/ABPWebStatic/#murl%3D%2FABPWebStatic%2FgenPedCertification.html%26surl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.abp.org%2Fabpwebsite%2Fcertinfo%2Fgenpeds%2Fanes.htm.
Source: American Board of Pediatrics
Combined training consists of a coherent educational experience in two or more closely related specialty or subspecialty programs. The educational plan for combined training is approved by the specialty board of each of the specialties to assure that resident physicians completing combined training are eligible for board certification in each of the component specialties. Each specialty or subspecialty program is separately accredited by ACGME through its respective specialty review committee. The curriculum components that comprise the combined training must be taken from those experiences that have been approved by the Residency Review Committees in each of the specialties. The duration of combined training is longer than any one of its component specialty programs standing alone, and shorter than all of its component specialty programs together.
A special agreement exists with the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) whereby an applicant may fulfill the training requirements for certification in pediatrics and anesthesiology by completing five years of combined training. An applicant may not take the certifying examination of the ABP until all training requirements in both programs has been successfully completed.
Program requirements and other information can be found here:
https://www.abp.org/ABPWebStatic/#murl%3D%2FABPWebStatic%2FgenPedCertification.html%26surl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.abp.org%2Fabpwebsite%2Fcertinfo%2Fgenpeds%2Fanes.htm.
Source: American Board of Pediatrics
Study Compares Board Certification Requirements Among Physician Multi-Specialty Organizations
An independent study performed by The Associated Industries of Florida Service Corporation (AIFSC) has compared multi-specialty board requirements for both certification and re-certification. The study shows that the requirements of the three national certification organizations are generally equivalent.
The groups included in the comparison are: the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), and the American Osteopathic Association's Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS).
The comparison brochure can be found here:
http://www.aapsus.org/downloads/comparative%20matrix.pdf.
Source: American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc.
http://www.aapsus.org/events/past_news.html?story=75
The groups included in the comparison are: the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS), and the American Osteopathic Association's Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (AOABOS).
The comparison brochure can be found here:
http://www.aapsus.org/downloads/comparative%20matrix.pdf.
Source: American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc.
http://www.aapsus.org/events/past_news.html?story=75
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