FSMB Recognizes EHRs as Tool to Help Physicians Assess Ongoing Competence for Licensure
During a forum on information technology in Washington, D.C., the FSMB recognized the potential benefit in widespread adoption of electronic health records as a means to help physicians both improve patient outcomes and assess ongoing clinical competence for purposes of medical licensure. Learn more.

FSMB Releases Background Paper on Maintenance of Licensure Framework
The FSMB's Board of Directors at its July 2010 meeting approved a background paper about the FSMB’s framework for Maintenance of Licensure (MOL). The paper summarizes the history of the FSMB’s efforts to seek a process by which licensed physicians in the United States could be required to demonstrate ongoing competence as a requirement for licensure renewal and discusses the MOL framework ultimately adopted in April 2010 by the FSMB’s House of Delegates.

Learn more about Maintenance of Licensure (MOL)
As the focus on health care quality and patient safety has increased in the United States, the FSMB and its member state medical boards have been considering initiatives aimed at enhancing quality, safety and physician practice improvement by requiring a verifiable system of lifelong learning as a condition of license renewal. The FSMB formally adopted a policy on MOL in April 2010, and is now assisting the nation's medical boards as they consider implementation of state MOL policies. Learn more.

International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities Conference on Medical Regulation
The International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA) 9th Biennial Conference on Medical Regulation is scheduled for Sept. 26-29, 2010, in Philadelphia, Pa. The first in IAMRA's series of conferences on Best Practices in Medical Regulation, IAMRA 2010 will be a results-driven event that will begin to define best practices in a number of important content areas. We hope you will join us in shaping the future of medical regulation! Learn more.