Approved Quality Improvement (AQI) Pathway
ABIM approved several programs and products that can be applied toward the practice performance requirement. If you have completed one of the programs or products listed below, submit an AQI Project Report to ABIM. Upon approval, you will receive 20 ABIM Maintenance of Certification points.
AQI Products:
- American College of Rheumatology (ACR) AIM:Gout
- American College of Rheumatology (ACR) AIM:Rheumatoid Arthritis
- CS2day (Cease Smoking Today) Online Performance Improvement Tool
- Joslin Diabetes Center: Development of Office-based Systems of Care: Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
- Med-IQ: Performance Improvement Strategies in Diabetes Care
- National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA): Pediatric ADHD Performance Improvement (PI) CME Program*
*This program is intended for use by Adolescent Medicine and/or Medicine-Pediatrics physicians
AQI Programs:
- American College of Cardiology: A New ERA – Evidence-Based Stroke Reduction in Atrial Fibrillation
- American College of Cardiology: Keeping PACE – Patient-Centered Acute Coronary Syndrome Care Education
- American College of Physicians (ACP) Closing the Gap – Cardiovascular Risk
- American College of Physicians (ACP) Closing the Gap – Diabetes Care
- American College of Physicians (ACP): ACPNet Adult Immunization Project
- Anthem Program of Excellence for Low Back Pain
- Improving Performance in Practice (IPIP) Program
- MeritCare Heath System - Fargo, North Dakota
- Southern California Permanente Medical Group
For more information on ABIM's AQI Pathway, call 1-800-441-ABIM, ext. 3567 or e-mail QualityImprovement@abim.org
If you have participated in a program not listed here, you may submit your data through the Self-Directed PIM. Data must have been accumulated within the last 24 months.
