ABFM Self-Directed Clinical Pathway: Instructional Guide

Did you know that physicians can claim ABFM Performance Improvement credit for quality improvement (QI) activities that they are already doing in their daily work? It’s called the Self-Directed Performance Improvement Project: Clinical Pathway and it’s a terrific way for physician practices of all types and sizes, even the most non-traditional, to capture credit for meaningful change that’s already occurring in practice.

The Self-Directed Performance Improvement Project pathway is now available through your MyABFM Portfolio and it allows practices with 1-10 physicians to report customized improvement projects specific to their practice environment, regardless of the scope of care they deliver.

This pathway does not require a physician to be in a practice that has a consistent patient population or a broad scope of care. In fact, the benefit of this pathway is that it can be custom tailored to fit any practice type. The activity just needs to be focused on improving some aspect of your practice.

For a step-by-step guide to completing this pathway application, watch our video!