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Home Research Research Library How Should Board Certification Evolve? How Should Board Certification Evolve? 2020 Author(s) Newton, Warren P Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification, Role of Primary Care, Achieving Health System Goals, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Cognitive Expertise, Performance Improvement, Practice Organization / Ownership, Professionalism, and Quality Of Care Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine was a child of the 1960s. Triggered by compelling social need for care outside of large hospitals, Family Medicine emphasized access to personal physicians based in the community. As a protest movement, the ABFP required ongoing recertification for all Diplomates, with both independent examination and chart audit. Fifty years later, society and health care have changed dramatically, and it is time again to consider how Board Certification must respond to those change. We propose three interlocking arguments. First, even before COVID-19, health and health care have been in a time of fundamental transformation. Second, given the role Board Certification plays in supporting improvement of healthcare, Board Certification itself must respond to these changes. Third, to move forward, ABFM and the wider Board community must address a series of wicked problems – i.e., problems which are both complex–with many root causes–and complicated- in which interventions create new problems. The wicked problems confronting board certification include: 1) combining summative and formative assessment, 2) improving quality improvement and 3) reaffirming the social contract and professionalism and its assessment. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2016 Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All? Go to Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All? 2024 The Disproportionate Impact of Primary Care Disruption and Telehealth Utilization During COVID-19 Go to The Disproportionate Impact of Primary Care Disruption and Telehealth Utilization During COVID-19 2022 Competencies for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care Go to Competencies for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care 2020 Harmonized Outcome Measures for Use in Depression Patient Registries and Clinical Practice Go to Harmonized Outcome Measures for Use in Depression Patient Registries and Clinical Practice
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2022 Competencies for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care Go to Competencies for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care
2020 Harmonized Outcome Measures for Use in Depression Patient Registries and Clinical Practice Go to Harmonized Outcome Measures for Use in Depression Patient Registries and Clinical Practice