Kids Health First has created the following American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Programs for purposes of ensuring advanced knowledge and lifelong learning by pediatricians. Both MOC programs facilitate improved clinical competency and a standardization of care. Completion of these programs allow Kids Health First physicians to earn MOC credit for Part 4 in the Performance in Practice Category.
Quality Improvement Resources
Above are links to the KHF Quality Improvement Worksheets that must be completed and returned during this MOC program. If you have never done a SMART Aim, Key Driver Diagram, or PDSA cycle we have included links with brief education from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to help you. If you would like to complete the full IHI Open School: Quality Improvement Course please contact Laura Baldwin for instructions at lbaldwin@khfirst.com. If you complete the full course, you can receive additional MOC part 2 credit.
Strong4Life 2012
Kids Health First collaborated with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to create an American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Maintenance of Certification Part 4 (MOC) Program for Strong4Life.
This program incorporates motivational interviewing techniques and goal setting with families to improve the effectiveness of childhood obesity counseling. All Kids Health First Providers are required to become Strong4Life certified.
To register for the physician training, please visit choa.org/s4lprovider.
The MOC program is available to all Kids Health First physicians.
Register for the free MOC program here.
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)
Inactive, 2011
Kids Health First worked together as a community of physicians, including KHF pediatricians, pediatric orthopedists and pediatric radiologists from Georgia Pediatric Subspecialists, to build consensus on how best to diagnose and treat DDH. Collaboratively, the physicians made changes to the way they practiced medicine by developing a Clinical Practice and Referral Guideline, standardizing screening and documentation at the primary care physician level, and developing an educational video demonstrating the physical exam when assessing DDH.
Future Initiatives
Kids Health First is committed to continuing its role in providing opportunities for professional development, clinical competency and standardization of care. Additional MOC programs around Autism will be launched in Spring/Summer 2015.
For additional information on the MOC program, contact Elizabeth Hogan, Director of Quality at ehogan@khfirst.com or call her office— 770.333.0033, ext. 205 or cell—404.218.6996.
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