{"id":6236,"date":"2024-01-24T20:20:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T20:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abpath.org\/?p=6236"},"modified":"2024-02-07T14:34:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T14:34:00","slug":"improvement-in-medical-practice-imp-will-now-be-improvement-in-health-and-healthcare-ihhc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abpath.org\/2024\/01\/improvement-in-medical-practice-imp-will-now-be-improvement-in-health-and-healthcare-ihhc\/","title":{"rendered":"Improvement in Medical Practice (IMP) will now be Improvement in Health and Health Care (IHHC)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-af19194364291c7abfddadb84b0f39a7\" style=\"min-height:80px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-10 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2309\" height=\"1299\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-4640\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/abpath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iStock-1442146932.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abpath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iStock-1442146932.jpg 2309w, https:\/\/abpath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iStock-1442146932-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abpath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iStock-1442146932-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abpath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iStock-1442146932-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abpath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iStock-1442146932-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/abpath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/iStock-1442146932-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2309px) 100vw, 2309px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improvement in Health and Health Care<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Jan. 24, 2024 &#8211; Part IV activities of the Continuing Certification Program entitled \u201cImprovement in Medical Practice\u201d (IMP) will now be known as \u201cImprovement in Health and Health Care\u201d (IHHC). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The name change  reflects the ABMS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abms.org\/board-certification\/board-certification-standards\/standards-for-continuing-certification\/\">Standards for Continuing Certification<\/a> that promote the design of integrated, specialty-specific programs by Member Boards to support an individual physician\u2019s (diplomate\u2019s) continuing professional development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, see the Continuing Certification Program&#8217;s<a href=\"https:\/\/abpath.org\/reporting\/\"> Reporting Requirements <\/a>for diplomates of the American Board of Pathology and the <a href=\"https:\/\/abpath.org\/cc_boi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC Booklet of Information<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:108px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jan. 24, 2024 &#8211; Part IV activities of the Continuing Certification Program entitled \u201cImprovement in Medical Practice\u201d (IMP) will now be known as \u201cImprovement in Health and Health Care\u201d (IHHC). 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