ASPR – DIPLOMATE 201 EXAM RESOURCE GUIDE
This resource guide will give you a variety of resources to review to prepare for the Diplomate/201 exam. This is not a practice test, nor is it an exhaustive list. It is a list of sources for many of the questions that may appear on the exam.
The first set of resource for all questions is the set of presentations for the Diplomate/201 track. If you have taken the course, you will have received either a book (2006) or a CD that contains all the presentations and additional materials.
In addition, the following is a list of additional resources that are references for the questions contained in the exam.
AMERICAN BOARD OF MEDICAL SPECIALTIES (ABMS) GUIDE TO MEDICAL SPECIALTIES (This book is distributed to attendees of the Diplomate/201 module – it is also available from the ABMS.)
www.abms.org
ASPR RESOURCE LIBRARY
GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION DIRECTORY, published by the American Medical Association
www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/education-careers/graduate-medical-education.shtml
(control + click to follow link)
www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/education-careers/graduate-medical-education/freida-online.shtml (control + click to follow link)
AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION
http://www.osteopathic.org/index.cfm?PageID+lcl_spclty#family
DEFINITIONS/REQUIREMENTS
www.m-w.com/dictionary
www.medical-career-training.com
http://exinarticles.com/?What-Are-Physician-Assistant-Requirements?id=1569991
www.npcentral.net/protocol
www.midwife.org/background_of_cnms.cfm
www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/membership/membership-eligibility.shtml
www.rsmmcgladrey.com/Health-Care/Surveys-and-Benchmarking?itemid=719&mid=179
www.cms.hhs.gov/quarterlyproviderupdates
www.namss.org
www.aap.org
http://en.wikipedia.org
www.investorwords.com/3308/non_compete_agreement.html
USMLE
http://wwww.usmle.org/step2/intro.htm
http://www.usmle.org/default.asp
COMPENSATION
AMGA Physician Compensation and Productivity Survey
This is included in the materials distributed for the Diplomate/201 course
http://www.amga.org/publications/surveyinstructions.pdf
MGMA Compensation Survey
Referenced in Compensation presentation – gives information on both single specialty and multi-specialty physician groups of varying sizes
www.mgma.com
“Balancing Act: A Case Study of Weighing Incentives in a Physician Comp Plan”
www.mgma.com/workarea/showcontent.aspr/id=6892
“Physician Compensation Models: The Basics, The Pros and Cons” by Bonnie Darves, 2004,
Compensation Program
www.nejmjobs.org/career_resources/physiciancompensation/basics.aspx
“The ABC’s of RVU’s” by Patrick Curran, MPH, published in MGMA-Connexion, September, 2006. Included in course materials
“Physician Pay for Performance Programs Taking Hold”, 2007, Bonnie Darves
www.nejmjobs.org/career-resources/pay-for-performance.aspx
“Designing a physician compensation and incentive for an Academic Health Care System”
www.mgma.com/workarea/showcontent.aspr/id=2840
www.amazon.com/Physician-compensation-Plans-State-Art/dp/1568292759/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b
www.medicalcodingcareerguide.com/chapterone/
HOSPITAL REGULATIONS
www.jointcommission.org
www.cms.gov
ORIENTATION
Department Checklist for Physician Orientation (Diplomate/201 course materials)
Pre-interview checklist (Diplomate/201 course materials)
PRIVILEGING
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/privileges
www.bphc.hrsa.gov/freeclinicsftca/application
NON-COMPETE CLAUSE
www.investorwords.com/3308/non_compete_agreement.html
STARK LAWS
“What Surgeons Should Know About…” by Jean A. Harris, June, 2004
www.facs.org/ahp/pubs/whatsurg0604.pdf
Stark II
www.nelsonmullins.com
TAX INFORMATION
www.irs.gov
RETENTION AND TURNOVER
http://www.cejkasearch.com/pdf/2006-Physician-Retention-Survey.pdf
– included in module course materials
RELOCATION
www.moversdirectory.com/moving_relocation_terms.html
www.irs.ustreas.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p521.pdf
NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATA BANK
www.npdb-hipdb.hrsa.gov
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
www.acep.org
LICENSURE VERIFICATION
www.docfinder.org
www.ECFMG.org
CANADIAN PHYSICIAN INFORMATION
www.mcc.ca
CREDENTIALING
Http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/credentialing