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Earn your certification through a series of exams: BASIC, ADVANCED and APPLIED.
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Choose activities from the list below to earn 25 points every five years.
Beginning in 2021, you no longer need to upload templates or documentation in your portal account. When you have completed 25 points of QI activities, you can attest to having completed the activities in your ABA Go account. Your attestation is subject to audit. Documentation may be requested if you are audited. ASA will report completion of its activities to us. If you have questions about whether an activity is eligible for credit, email us at moca@theaba.org.
MOCA simulation course at an ASA-endorsed simulation center (View Centers) and course follow-up materials.
Points per hour: 3
Max points in 5 years: 25
Other on-site simulation course – Realistically replicates clinical scenarios that participants can work through in a manner like what they may experience in clinical practice.
Points per hour: 1
Max points in 5 years: 15
Online simulation – Realistically replicates clinical scenarios online.
Other ABMS Member Board QI Activities – Report credit you received from another ABMS Board you are certified by
Institutional/departmental quality improvement project leader – Initiate and/or guide the work of a team and serve as the key contact responsible for communicating with team members, stakeholders, and the ABA.
Quality improvement plan to improve patient outcomes based on feedback from one of the following:
Clinical pathway development leader – Organize and guide development of structured multidisciplinary care plans to inform clinical practice based upon evidence-based guidelines while optimizing efficiency; serve as key contact responsible for communication with clinicians and administrative staff.
Clinical pathway development participant – Contribute to the development of structured multidisciplinary care plans to inform clinical practice based upon evidence-based guidelines while optimizing efficiency.
ABMS Multi-Specialty Portfolio Program leader – Individual healthcare organizations can apply and gain approval for administering group quality improvement activities.
ABMS Multi-Specialty Portfolio Program participants – Individual healthcare organizations can apply and gain approval for administering group quality improvement activities
Max points in 5 years: 20
Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group (MPOG): ASPIRE provider feedback emails – Practitioners at an active MPOG site can receive a monthly performance feedback email from ASPIRE to review their personal performance on quality measures to direct practice improvements. Become an MPOG Member.
Case evaluation, M&M, case discussion or practice improvement CME
Point-of-care learning – Self-directed knowledge acquired during patient care (i.e.., researching cases and outcomes)
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Certificate Program (1 point per hour up to 10 points)
Max points in 5 years: 10
AQI NACOR: Measure Review and Quality Improvement Action Plan – submit data to the Anesthesia Quality Institute’s National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry (AQI NACOR) to review data, track benchmarks and create and implement improvement plans based on NACOR feedback. How to Submit Data.
Quality improvement plan to improve MOCA 2.0 compliance
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