The Impact of a Physician Performance Improvement Project for Maintenance of Certification on an Important Clinical Outcome: Exclusive Breastfeeding.

The article discusses a study to determine if physician participation in a Web-based, American Board of Pediatrics-approved Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part 4 activity increased rates of an important clinical outcome in their practice and identify particular practices that may predict increased rate of exclusive breastfeeding. Participants indicated that the Web-based format enabled them to work at their own pace using their own data and reinforced the importance of chart documentation.