ABFM FOUNDATION RESEARCH · QUALITY · EDUCATION SUPPORTING THE SPECIALTY OF FAMILY MEDICINE

Promoting public awareness in the field of efforts for the improvement of medical care and the physician reporting of quality information and measures, including those programs and initiates mandated by the United States; Promoting public awareness in the field of efforts for the improvement of medical care and the physician reporting of quality information and measures, including those programs and initiatives mandated by the United States Government and governed by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or other similar agencies of the United States Government; Maintaining a registry of improvements in practice in the primary care medical specialties

Education services, namely, providing self-assessment and quality improvement classes and seminars in the field of promoting, fostering and improving the standards of medical education and training, including transformational graduate medical education in primary care; Providing educational self-assessment activities, namely, self-assessment modules in the nature of classes and seminars in the field of quality improvement for primary care physicians and distribution of examination materials in connection therewith

Development of new and expanded computer architecture and programs, namely, computer software and hardware development for use in the primary care medical specialties

Reviewing and maintaining medical standards of excellence to assure compliance with primary care medical specialties laws and regulation