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Westby Fisher, MD
@doctorwes
Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Endeavor Health HealthSystem, Clinical Assoc Prof of Medicine, U of Chicago. Tweets are never medical advice.
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http://drwes.blogspot.com 27-02-2009 01:28:08
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A wink and a nod: What it took to be the first President of American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) :
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Why American College of Cardiology wants to wrestle “continuous” lifelong certification from American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) rather than allow self-directed CME -> this sh*t’s expensive 👇
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Sucks that I have to use my vacation time to rectify my prematurely cancelled Cardiac EP cert. I don’t appreciate being bullied by American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) to pay more fees before I can do MOC things to restore my cert status. Here’s the letter I sent them after paying my fees last night.
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Remember, the ABMS “MOC” product is all about the data it provides to insurers and other health care entities that manipulate health care markets together to benefit themselves. Here’s a partial list of collaborators: drwes.blogspot.com/2019/11/moc-it… 👇FTC Department of Justice (DOJ) National Board of Physicians and Surgeons
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Pradeep Yadav Dr Shariq Shamim American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Yup: I’m sadly a victim of the very same scam…
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Michael D Strickland CGallMD Gabe Charbonneau, MD Aaron Goodman - “Papa Heme” National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Westby Fisher, MD Todd R. Otten, M.D. From outside the profession, but near enough to see surface level activity, it looks to me they've turned into just another additional party; brazenly sucking at healthcare's primary flows.
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Westby Fisher, MD FTC Department of Justice (DOJ) Lina Khan Purely to distract docs from the trickery of business strategy
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The marketing of this needless “program” continues unabated, as if it’s a fait accompli. Show me the money and data trail. Better yet, accept and use National Board of Physicians and Surgeons .👇ABMS has proven itself too conflicted w/insurance and hospital industries. American College of Cardiology do better. 👇
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