Editor's note: Long a source of information regarding the radiology certification and maintenance of certification (MOC) processes, RSNA News will now offer these updates in a dedicated section of the magazine.

ABR Launches The Beam Newsletter

The American Board of Radiology (ABR) recently published its inaugural issue of The Beam, a semiannual e-newsletter covering developments in radiology certification and maintenance of certification.

The newsletter will cover new requirements, policy updates and other developments in certification, as well as offer how-tos in such MOC areas as practice quality improvement. News from other agencies such as the Federation of State Medical Boards, American Board of Medical Specialties and Nuclear Regulatory Commission will also be reported.

The editor of The Beam is RSNA Board Liaison for Education George S. Bisset III, M.D., who also serves as an ABR assistant executive director. The Beam is available at www.theabr.org.

ABR to Assess Fee for Late MOC Payments

ABR has announced that beginning January 1, 2009, it will assess a $100 late fee on annual MOC payments made after the due date.

The annual payments are part of the MOC requirements that also include maintaining an unrestricted license, earning CME credits and completing self-assessment modules, taking a computer-based exam within the last three years of the MOC cycle and participating in a quality improvement project. More information is available at www.theabr.org.