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Home Research Research Library The Evolution of Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Part IV, Performance in Practice. The Evolution of Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Part IV, Performance in Practice. 2014 Author(s) Lainhart, Nichole, and Hagen, Michael D Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Performance Improvement Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine With the first recertification examination offered by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) in 1976, the board required a patient record review to assess performance in practice. The initial records reviews required physicians to assess 4 patient records in each of 5 disease categories; these audits were independently scored by the family medicine department at the University of Iowa for the first several years. In 1983, the requirement was changed to assess 3 patient records in each of 2 disease categories. For the reviews, physicians audited individual patient charts and recorded approximately 100 items for each. In turn, the board analyzed these data, then provided their individual performance data and peer comparisons to Diplomates, as well as a reference guide (which was a monograph that comprised a current review of the particular audit categories selected) and feedback with suggestions for improving performance. This process remained largely unchanged for 20 years. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2014 Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates Go to Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates 2015 Family Physicians with a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQs) in Sports Medicine Spend the Majority of Their Time Practicing Sports Medicine Go to Family Physicians with a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQs) in Sports Medicine Spend the Majority of Their Time Practicing Sports Medicine 2014 Family medicine residency program directors’ plans to incorporate maintenance of certification into residency training: a CERA survey Go to Family medicine residency program directors’ plans to incorporate maintenance of certification into residency training: a CERA survey 2020 Advancing bibliometric assessment of research productivity: an analysis of US Departments of Family Medicine Go to Advancing bibliometric assessment of research productivity: an analysis of US Departments of Family Medicine
Author(s) Lainhart, Nichole, and Hagen, Michael D Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Performance Improvement Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2014 Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates Go to Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates 2015 Family Physicians with a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQs) in Sports Medicine Spend the Majority of Their Time Practicing Sports Medicine Go to Family Physicians with a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQs) in Sports Medicine Spend the Majority of Their Time Practicing Sports Medicine 2014 Family medicine residency program directors’ plans to incorporate maintenance of certification into residency training: a CERA survey Go to Family medicine residency program directors’ plans to incorporate maintenance of certification into residency training: a CERA survey 2020 Advancing bibliometric assessment of research productivity: an analysis of US Departments of Family Medicine Go to Advancing bibliometric assessment of research productivity: an analysis of US Departments of Family Medicine
2014 Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates Go to Clinical informatics as an option for American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates
2015 Family Physicians with a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQs) in Sports Medicine Spend the Majority of Their Time Practicing Sports Medicine Go to Family Physicians with a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQs) in Sports Medicine Spend the Majority of Their Time Practicing Sports Medicine
2014 Family medicine residency program directors’ plans to incorporate maintenance of certification into residency training: a CERA survey Go to Family medicine residency program directors’ plans to incorporate maintenance of certification into residency training: a CERA survey
2020 Advancing bibliometric assessment of research productivity: an analysis of US Departments of Family Medicine Go to Advancing bibliometric assessment of research productivity: an analysis of US Departments of Family Medicine