Patient Perception on MOC 100% of survey complete. Question Title * 1. Is your doctor Board Certified? 1) Yes 2) No 3) Not sure Question Title * 2. If you were told that your doctor is NOT Board Certified, would it matter to you? 1) Yes 2) No 3) Not sure Question Title * 3. As far as you know, a Board Certified doctor is one who is ... 1) Licensed by the state medical board 2) Certified by their specialty society 3) Certified by a private corporation after passing an exam 4) Certified by the federal government 5) Certified by his/her colleagues in that specialty as an outstanding doctor Question Title * 4. State medical boards require strict yearly continuing education requirements for all doctors throughout their entire medical careers. Some people like the idea of requiring doctors to also pass an expensive written test every 5 years. A private corporation creates these tests. The tests have NOT been proven to specifically improve patient care.They do take physicians away from patients and may add to overall healthcare costs.Do you believe such tests should be required of doctors? 1) Yes 2) No 3) Don't know 4) Don't care Question Title * 5. Do you believe that passing a "secure" exam every 5 years, above & beyond lifelong learning and continuing education, makes a better physician? 1) Yes 2) No Question Title * 6. Has your insurance company ever advised you to seek medical care only from physicians that are Board Certified and pass a written exam every 5-10 years? 1) Yes 2) No 3) Don't know Question Title * 7. Do you think that Medicare should be giving away tax-payer money as bonuses to physicians who keep taking exams sold by independent private corporations, every 5-10 years, without any proof that this results in more cost-effective or higher quality health care? 1) Yes 2) No Question Title * 8. Which of the following is the single most important factor for you in choosing your doctor? 1) Local hospital membership 2) Friend or family recommendation 3) Personal experience (listens to me & helps solve my medical problems) 4) American Board of Medical Specialties Certification 5) Another doctor’s recommendation 6) Doctor participating in your health plan 7) Doctor participating in Medicare/Medicaid 8) Website/phone book advertisements, Radio, TV, newspaper, magazine, billboard Done