ArticleCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2002
Performance assessment. Family physicians in Montreal meet the mark!
Article in Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Effects of continuing professional development on clinical performance: results of a study involving family practitioners in Quebec.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2013Article
- Evaluating emergency physicians: data envelopment analysis approach.AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium · 2013Article
- "Push" versus "Pull" for mobilizing pain evidence into practice across different health professions: a protocol for a randomized trial.Implementation science : IS · 2012Article
- Defining the effect and mediators of two knowledge translation strategies designed to alter knowledge, intent and clinical utilization of rehabilitation outcome measures: a study protocol [NCT00298727].Implementation science : IS · 2006Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the clinical performance of a representative non-volunteer sample of family physicians in metropolitan Montreal, Que.
designAssessment of clinical performance was based on inspection visits to offices, peer review of medical records, and chart-stimulated recall interviews. The procedure was the one usually followed by the Professional Inspection Committee of the Collège des médecins du Québec.
settingFamily physicians' practices in metropolitan Montreal.
participantsOne hundred randomly selected family physicians.
interventionsFor each physician, 30 randomly chosen patient charts with data on three to five previous visits were reviewed using explicit criteria and a standard scale using global scores from 1 to 5 (unacceptable to excellent).
main outcome measuresScores were assigned for office practices; record keeping; number of continuing medical education (CME) activities; and quality of clinical performance assessed in terms of investigation plan, diagnostic accuracy, treatment plan, and relevance of care.
resultsOverall performance was judged to be good to excellent for 98% of physicians in their private practices; for 90% of physicians concerning CME activities; for 94% of physicians concerning their clinical performance in terms of quality of care; and for 75% of physicians as to record keeping. There was a link between record keeping and quality of care as well as between the number of CME activities and quality of care.
conclusionThe overall clinical performance of family physicians in the greater Montreal region is excellent.
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