Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part IV - Improvement in Medical Practice

What it is:

Documentation of Part IV MOC participation awarded to physicians who engage in ongoing data-based activities to assess and improve patient care and outcomes.

Who needs it:

American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) board-certified physicians in any of the 24 member Boards – for recertification

Requirements:

Specific Part IV MOC requirements and time frames vary by specialty Board.

Michigan Medicine can document Part IV MOC for all ABMS Boards except those for Colon and Rectal Surgery and Nuclear Medicine. Quality improvement activities must involve two or more linked cycles of data-guided improvement effort. The option of documenting Part IV MOC through Michigan Medicine is particularly useful for Allergy & Immunology, Anesthesiology, Dermatology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Medical Genetics, Ophthalmology, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Plastic Surgery, Preventive Medicine, Psychiatry and Neurology, and Urology. Other Boards provide options that may more easily meet the Part IV MOC requirements of those Boards.

Who awards it:

Michigan Medicine Part IV MOC Program, Quality Department of Michigan Medicine

The Michigan Medicine MOC Part IV Program has been approved by the ABMS MOC Portfolio Program to develop, monitor, and approve quality improvement efforts for ABMS MOC Part IV. QI Efforts that meet MOC Part IV Standards and Guidelines for the ABMS Multi-Specialty Portfolio Approval Program Organization are eligible for MOC Part IV through participating ABMS Member Boards.