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 27(4):576-577 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. ABFM Research Read all 2006 “Performance in Practice” Modules in the American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certfication for Family Physicians Process. Go to “Performance in Practice” Modules in the American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certfication for Family Physicians Process. 2014 Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module Go to Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module 2012 Understanding the “sum of subtest to overall score discrepancy” on the MC-FP examination Go to Understanding the “sum of subtest to overall score discrepancy” on the MC-FP examination 2015 ABFM’s self-assessment module (SAM) revision process Go to ABFM’s self-assessment module (SAM) revision process
Author(s) Lainhart, Nichole, and Hagen, Michael D Topic(s) Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Performance Improvement Volume 27(4):576-577 Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2006 “Performance in Practice” Modules in the American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certfication for Family Physicians Process. Go to “Performance in Practice” Modules in the American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certfication for Family Physicians Process. 2014 Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module Go to Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module 2012 Understanding the “sum of subtest to overall score discrepancy” on the MC-FP examination Go to Understanding the “sum of subtest to overall score discrepancy” on the MC-FP examination 2015 ABFM’s self-assessment module (SAM) revision process Go to ABFM’s self-assessment module (SAM) revision process
2006 “Performance in Practice” Modules in the American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certfication for Family Physicians Process. Go to “Performance in Practice” Modules in the American Board of Family Medicine Maintenance of Certfication for Family Physicians Process.
2014 Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module Go to Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module
2012 Understanding the “sum of subtest to overall score discrepancy” on the MC-FP examination Go to Understanding the “sum of subtest to overall score discrepancy” on the MC-FP examination
2015 ABFM’s self-assessment module (SAM) revision process Go to ABFM’s self-assessment module (SAM) revision process
