Osteopathic Continuous Certification American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians AOAs Clinical A

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Osteopathic Continuous Certification
American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians
AOAs Clinical Assessment ProgramMartin S.
Levine, DO, MPH, FACOFPOctober 29, 2008
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AOBFP OCC and CAP

• AOBFP letter dated Sept. 5, 2008 to Sharon
  McGill, MPH, Dir. AOA Dept. of Quality and
  Research
• Evidence of participation in the AOA CAP will be
  a requirement for initial certification as well
  as an integral portion of our osteopathic
  continuous certification process

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CAP for Residents

• Residency program
• Registry model has continuous data entry
• Not physician specific data
• Required by Council Education and Evaluation for
  accreditation
• Based on participation not performance
• 1 module/yr

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CAP for Physicians

• Individual physician program
• CME 20 hrs 1B
• Based on quality improvement model
• Individual practice survey-systems based
• Abstract 20 charts-CME activity online
  site-abstract another 20 charts
• CMS-PQRI single abstraction 15-30 charts limited
  measures focused on DM

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AOBFP OCC and CAP

• Challenge is to provide a single solution to
  multiple needs-learning, reporting, and value
  based purchasing for the individual physician
• PQRI 1.5 added to CMS reimbursement,
• Part of OCC with CME-1B credits
• Top-tiered listing in provider books
• Added reimbursement to capitated fees for
  participation

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AOBFP OCC and CAP

• Demonstrate core competencies-practice based
  learning in evidence-based care
• Life-long learning OGME into practice
• Residents sitting for certification boards and
  physicians sitting for recertification boards
  must meet AOBFP standards of evidence

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AOBFP OCC and CAP

• Timeline-alluded to in AOBFP letter
• Requirements-number of modules completed
  agreeable with time frames
• CME activity between data abstraction points in
  time
• Continues consensus of measures of evidence-based
  medicine
• Harmonization with external programs for other
  purposes