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  "name": "American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)",
  "description": "The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is an organization that provides information about a physician's board certification status, maintaining a database of over 997,000 physicians. It offers services for patients to verify doctor certifications and products like CertiFacts for professional organizations requiring Primary Source Verification (PSV) for credentialing. ABMS information is recognized by major agencies like The Joint Commission, NCQA, and URAC for satisfying PSV requirements.",
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  "websiteUrl": "https://abms.org/",
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  "bai_tier_status": "active",
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  "archetype": "Incumbent",
  "archetype_status": "active",
  "category": "Healthcare Certification",
  "categorySlug": null,
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  "parentBrand": null,
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  "updatedAt": "2026-08-09T00:03:49.907Z",
  "verifiedVitals": {
    "website": "https://abms.org",
    "pricing_model": "Mix of free public access (Certification Matters) and implied commercial/paid products for professional organizations (ABMS Solutions/CertiFacts Online).",
    "core_products": "Certification Matters (for patients to look up physician certification), ABMS Solutions (products like CertiFacts Online for Primary Source Verification for credentialers), ABMS Insights (quarterly newsletter).",
    "key_differentiator": "Official recognition by major healthcare accreditation bodies (The Joint Commission, NCQA, URAC) for Primary Source Verification, extensive database of nearly a million physicians, and direct support from 24 ABMS Member Boards.",
    "target_markets": "Patients and families, hospitals, healthcare providers, health plans, professional organizations, credentialing professionals.",
    "subcategory": "Physician Certification & Credentialing"
  },
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    "problemIntents": [
      "Direct Board Contact: Credentialing professionals would manually contact each of the 24 individual ABMS Member Boards to verify physician certifications, which would be highly inefficient and time-con",
      "Third-Party Credentialing Services: Organizations could outsource physician credentialing and verification to specialized third-party agencies, which may use a variety of sources, including ABMS, but ",
      "Omit Board Certification Verification: Healthcare organizations could choose to not verify physician board certification, relying solely on licensure or other less stringent qualifications. This would"
    ],
    "solutionIntents": [
      "ABMS board certification verification",
      "Is My Doctor Certified",
      "Primary Source Verification for physicians"
    ],
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  },
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}