Primary Care Improvement Collaborative (PCIC)

North Carolina Maintenance of Certification Program

Multi-specialty Portfolio Approval ProgramMaintenance of Certification Part IV Requirements

As an approved Portfolio Program Sponsor, the

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been approved by the ABMS Portfolio Program to approve QI Efforts for MOC Part IV.

PCIC meets Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part IV Standards and Guidelines for the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Multi-Specialty Portfolio Approval Program Organization (Portfolio Program) and is eligible for MOC Part IV through participating ABMS Member Boards.

Your certifying board provides detailed information for MOC Part IV requirements. This document explains how to use your participation in PCIC to earn MOC Part IV credit through the ABMS Multi-specialty Portfolio Approval Program.

  • Actively participate in PCIC for at least 6 months
  • Complete 4 monthly progress reports on at least one PCIC measure detailing improvement strategies to achieve better performance and the results of those efforts.
  • Presented and led the discussion at 2 practice team meetings on measurement results and planning the next set of actions to improve performance data.
  • Participated in 2 milestone meetings (e.g., Peer Rounding, PN Medical Directors Meetings, PCIC Operations, Meetings with PCIC Leadership, IHQI Symposium, Lean event such as Tollgate, Blue Belt Sponsor, Active Participant of Green Belt or Purple Belt Project, Kaizen Event, Express Workout)
  • Complete, print, and sign theAttestation Form.
  • Submit your completed Attestation Form to theprogram manager, Crystal Hoffman,by November 21 to earn MOC credit for this calendar year.

TIMING-

  • Notify, the program manager, Crystal Hoffman, of your interest to participate in the PCIC Initiative to earn MOC IV by June 1st of the year you wish to earn credit.
  • Schedule meeting with PCIC Leadership to present QI Project recorded on PDCA Experiment Planner prior to Nov 21st of the year you wish to earn credit. The program manager, Crystal Hoffman, can help you schedule this meeting.
  • Submit your completed Attestation Form to the program manager, Crystal Hoffman, by November 21st of the year you wish to earn credit.

Complete requirements within your current MOC cycle. MOC cycles vary from one person to the next. Find your MOC cycle dates by checking with your certifying Board