Options for Earning Points
You must complete a minimum of 20 practice performance points to maintain your certification.
Use our practice performance selector tool to help you choose the best option for you or review options for earning points based on your professional setting or interest:
Work in an out-patient setting
ABIM PIMs Practice Improvement Modules® are web-based tools that guide physicians through the collection of patient data to identify gaps in care and ultimately implement a quality improvement plan for their practice.
- Find the best PIM options for you.
- Read about additional benefits you may be eligible for upon completion of a PIM.
- View practical advice about PIMs from fellow physicians.
Work in an in-patient setting
The Hospital-Based PIM specifically addresses the care of patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction (Acute MI), Heart Failure, Community-Acquired Pneumonia or Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. View Demo.
Access to aggregate quality data
The Self-Directed PIM allows physicians who are currently working on or have completed a quality improvement project to use performance data from an approved external source in a PIM. View Demo.
Supervise residents and/or fellows
The Clinical Supervision PIM was created for faculty to evaluate their competency and performance in practice, provide feedback on their supervisory skills and get their residents involved in quality improvement. View Demo.
See additional options for physicians who supervise trainees.
Involved with Approved Quality Improvement (AQI) programs & products
If you have completed an AQI program or product developed by another organization, you may be eligible for MOC points from ABIM. View a complete list of AQI programs & products
Clinically inactive
The Essentials of Quality Improvement (EQI) module offers clinically inactive physicians a way to complete a quality improvement activity through the assessment of their knowledge of current quality improvement principles.
