Component 4: Practice Performance Assessment & Improvement
Overview
Component 4 requires physicians to engage in continuous quality improvement through comparison of personal practice performance measured against national standards for their medical specialty.
The American Osteopathic Addiction Medicine Examination Committee requires all diplomates to follow the component 4 requirements of their primary certifying board. Please contact your primary certifying board for more information.
The purpose of OCC Component 4 is to assist physicians in continuous quality improvement in the field of Family Medicine. Please visit the AOA Physician Portal (login required) to view your OCC progress. Note that you will be required to sign into the site using your Osteopathic.org login information.
Once you have submitted a module application and received an authorization letter confirming approval from AOBFP, you may begin completion of the module(s) below.
Component 4 Modules
Coronary Artery Disease
This course is designed to provide structure for the quantitative evaluation of current osteopathic care provided individually and in the aggregate by osteopathic physicians. The physician learner will identify where quality-of-care improvements can be made in osteopathic physicians’ offices and provide educational interventions. GET STARTED
Evaluation and Management of Patient with Diabetes and Obesity
A new patient was referred to your office to be tested for hypothyroidism. How do you proceed? This course is designed to simulate a progression of counseling and treatment between a doctor and his patient. The physician learner will view simulated video encounters and answer clinical decision questions throughout. GET STARTED
Evaluation and Management of Patient with Hypertension
A new patient comes to your office with a complaint of back pain, but his vitals reveal a potential risk of hypertension. How do you proceed? This course is designed to simulate a progression of counseling and treatment between a doctor and his patient. The physician learner will view simulated video encounters and answer clinical decision questions throughout. GET STARTED
Medication Safety and Communication
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to identify methods/techniques for more effective communication to improve medication adherence and to reduce adverse drug reactions, as well as effectively communicate at the patient’s level of understanding. This course includes a pretest knowledge assessment, feedback comparing your performance with national benchmarks, completion of educational activities within the module based on pretest feedback, a post-test knowledge assessment, and an evaluation of the module. GET STARTED
Hypertension
This course is designed to provide structure for the quantitative evaluation of current osteopathic care provided individually and in the aggregate by osteopathic physicians. The physician learner will identify where quality-of-care improvements can be made in osteopathic physicians’ offices and provide educational interventions. GET STARTED
Low Back Pain
This course is designed to provide structure for the quantitative evaluation of current osteopathic care provided individually and in the aggregate by osteopathic physicians. The physician learner will identify where quality-of-care improvements can be made in osteopathic physicians’ offices and provide educational interventions. GET STARTED
Diabetes
This course is designed to provide structure for the quantitative evaluation of current osteopathic care provided individually and in the aggregate by osteopathic physicians. The physician learner will identify where quality-of-care improvements can be made in osteopathic physicians’ offices and provide educational interventions. GET STARTED
Quality Improvement (QI) Attestation
Some quality improvement (QI) activities can earn Component 4 credit in place of one OCCAP module. Diplomates who wish to submit attestation of completing QI activities as part of their practice may do so via the AOA Physician Portal. FAQs about attestation criteria are also located in the AOA Physician Portal.
Note: When submitting an attestation, include the name of a supervisor who can confirm that the QI project is in process.
What is a quality improvement (QI) activity?
Quality improvement (QI) consists of systematic and continuous actions that lead to measurable improvement in health care services and the status of targeted patient groups. QI activities can be completed within your institution or as part of a national initiative. OCC Component 4 requires that you engage in continuous quality improvement through the comparison of personal practice performance measured against national standards for your medical specialty.