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Home Research Research Library Value of information in virtual patient performance evaluations Value of information in virtual patient performance evaluations 2008 Author(s) Sumner, W, and Hagen, Michael D Topic(s) Education & Training, and Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Clinical Simulation, Cognitive Expertise, and Psychometrics Source The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) uses virtual patients (VP) in Maintenance of Certification. User queries might be evaluated by calculating diagnostic value of information (VOI). Typical primary care queries address concerns far beyond efficient diagnosis. We identify practical constraints on VOI scoring in simulations of primary care practice. We imagine a Bayesian physician as the ideal candidate for VOI scoring. Bayesian physicians require an explicit decision making perspective and many local data. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2019 Medical Professionalism: A contract with Society Go to Medical Professionalism: A contract with Society 1998 Simulating Patients with Parallel Health State Networks Go to Simulating Patients with Parallel Health State Networks 2024 How Early Career Family Medicine Women Physicians Negotiate Their First Job After Residency. Go to How Early Career Family Medicine Women Physicians Negotiate Their First Job After Residency. 2023 Trends of Geriatric Certification and Practice Patterns of Family Physicians: 1988-2019 Go to Trends of Geriatric Certification and Practice Patterns of Family Physicians: 1988-2019
Author(s) Sumner, W, and Hagen, Michael D Topic(s) Education & Training, and Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Clinical Simulation, Cognitive Expertise, and Psychometrics Source
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2019 Medical Professionalism: A contract with Society Go to Medical Professionalism: A contract with Society
1998 Simulating Patients with Parallel Health State Networks Go to Simulating Patients with Parallel Health State Networks
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