Improvement in Medical Practice (PIP)

This quality improvement exercise is designed for clinically active physicians to identify and implement areas for improvement within one’s own practice. Diplomates satisfy the PIP by completing ONE of the following:

Clinical Module:

Review of one’s own patient charts on a specific topic (diagnosis, types of treatment, etc.).

Feedback Module:

Obtain personal feedback from either peers or patients regarding your own clinical performance using questionnaires or surveys.

Each Module consists of three steps to complete within a 24-month period:

  • Step A: Initial Assessment
  • Step B: Identify and Implement Improvement
  • Step C: Reassessment

General Information

  • Diplomates who are clinically active and/or engaged in consultative care will need to complete the PIP Unit.  See the Clinical Activity Status page for information on how to update your clinical status.
  • Please allow ample time to complete the PIP Unit (Steps A, B and C).
  • Use the same feedback option for the initial assessment and reassessment steps.
  • One PIP Unit is required every 3 years for the C-MOC Program.
  • ABPN does not collect patient or peer data. If audited, ABPN will require that diplomates explain how they carried out the Improvement in Medical Practice Unit and submit information about their process and improvement plan. The ABPN Audit Guidelines for Diplomates document lists the documentation needed in the event of an audit.

Note: Only those diplomates in the 2013-2015 C-MOC block must complete BOTH a Clinical Module and a Feedback Module (patient or peer survey) for that specific C-MOC block.

Use our wizard to learn if you are already fulfilling the Clinical Module:

PIP Clinical Module Options Wizard

 

Learn options for completing a Clinical Module activity with this short video:

Options for a Clinical Module Video

 

Learn details for completing a Feedback Module activity with this short video:

Completing a Feedback Module Video

 

Improvement in Medical Practice (PIP) Handout

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