The Official ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists

Please note: When selecting your edition from those listed below, you may wish to pay attention to publication dates and formats. Any title not-yet-published can be easily pre-ordered here so that you may plan ahead. These sets each include 4 volumes of current data. You may also wish to bookmark this page.

2008 Hardcover Editions
Hardcovers, 4-Volume Set: 12,000 pages
Trim Size: 9.2" x 11.7"
ISBN 1416051465
978-1416051466
WB Saunders / Elsevier
January 2008
Price: $749.00
(click below for 2008 set of 4 complete books, Volumes 1, 2, 3, & 4)

2008 CD-ROM Edition
Complete text and data on CDs + 2 semi-annual updates
CD-ROM contains complete 4-Volume set in searchable digital format
ISBN 1416051457
9781416051459
WB Saunders / Elsevier
January 2008
Price: $1,495.00
(click below for 2008 digital format on CD-ROM plus one year subscription of updates)

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This multi-volume directory is designated as the primary source for verifying specialists' credentials by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), and the American Accreditation Healthcare Commission (URAC). It is officially licensed by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and its member boards.

While widely used by healthcare organizations in the credentialing process, these directories also have additional purposes for medical professionals, including for purposes of recruitment, patient referral, call center management, managed care provider paneling, marketing, professional networking, and much more.

This substantial four-volume set is published annually by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).

This is the Official ABMS Directory and is created from a database that includes over 650,000 physicians and displays their current board certification status. The current edition allows users to:

Verify physicians' credentials, education, hospital and academic appointments, professional memberships, and certification/ recertification status
Find board-certified specialists in any geographical area
Locate qualified healthcare professionals for a preferred provider plan, and monitor the qualifications of physicians already in the plan
Refer patients with confidence, and keep up to date on career moves and the whereabouts of colleagues

New features include: more than 713,000 physician profiles, 22,000 plus NEW diplomates since the last edition, 3 subspecialty certifications issued for the first time in 2007, improved tables and reference charts and updated data for physicians. This latest edition offers you:

Over 700,000+ physician profiles
Over 22,000+ brand-new names
Coverage of 36 specialties and 90 subspecialties
500,000+ biographies
400,000+ phone numbers
300,000+ fax numbers
600,000+ published addresses
Nearly 12,000 pages of physician profiles.

Special features include:

Arranged by specialty, then geographically by state and city.
Contains some international specialists.
Includes a Master Index.
Features a Necrology that lists specialists who have died since the publication of the last edition.
Provides current contact information for major national and international medical associations.
And so much more!

Special features of the CD-ROM format, called the Plus CD-ROM (listed above):

Allows Searches: CD-Rom makes it easy to find board-certified specialists in any geographical area and to verify ABMS physician specialty certifications.
Complete Data: CD-ROM contains over 700,000 physician profiles including the coverage of 36 specialties and 88 subspecialties.
Includes Free Updates: The CD-ROM is updated twice a year. Buy your copy now, and you'll automatically receive the updated version in 6 months at no added cost!
Print in various formats.
Allows Customization: CD-ROM provides flexible, digital format enabling you to customize a search through any of 23 criteria with your own key words.
Customize Your Search! Sort and Find by Criteria: Using the CD-ROM's 23 criteria, you can search by any characteristic. You can even find a roster of the physicians at a particular hospital.
Find a roster of the physicians at any particular hospital.
Download and Create Reports: With the CD-ROM version, you can download up to 200 records at a time and customize data to prepare credentials reports and other tables. Prints in many different formats! Customize data to prepare your own reports.

Pentium PC, 200 MHz minimum Running Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP or Vista. 32 MB RAM minimum, 30 MB Free hard drive space minimum, 2X or faster CD-ROM drive. 640X480 Resolution monitor with 256-color depth. (any average computer or network).

Elsevier and the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) designed this publication to help a wide range of professionals and businesses in the medical community. This authoritative reference tool provides certification status and complete biographical and professional information on board certified physicians.

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The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is the umbrella organization for the 24 approved medical specialty boards in the United States. ABMS serves to coordinate the activities of its Member Boards and to provide information to the public, the government, the profession and its Members concerning issues involving specialization and certification in medicine. The individual Member Boards evaluate physician candidates who voluntarily seek certification by a Member Board of the ABMS. To accomplish this function, the Member Boards determine whether candidates have received appropriate preparation in approved residency training programs in accordance with established educational standards, evaluate candidates with comprehensive examinations, and certify those candidates who have satisfied the board requirements.

If you are purchasing these directory resources, you will also want to download these past year helpful documents (for free) to round out your resource library and files:

Contact Information:
- Directory of National & Sectional Medical Societies - with contact information
- Directory of US & Canadian Accredited Medical Schools - with contact information
- Specialty Boards - contact info
- State Licensing Boards - and contact info
Codes & Abbreviations:
Tables:

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(information provided by the publisher)

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