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Home Research Research Library Value of information in virtual patients portraying pharyngitis Value of information in virtual patients portraying pharyngitis 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 Volume AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) uses virtual patients (VP) in Maintenance of Certification. Theoretically, the ABFM could score users on the value of information (VOI) in their queries. Pharyngitis, a prototypical primary care topic, appears practically intractable to VOI scoring. Problems include conflicting goals of various stakeholders and strong regional and temporal variability in disease characteristics. Nevertheless, the analysis yielded insights that may shift, or validate, the ABFM’s selection of scoring criteria. ABFM Research Read all 2017 Impact of Potential Accreditation and Certification in Family Medicine Maternity Care Go to Impact of Potential Accreditation and Certification in Family Medicine Maternity Care 2013 Do residents who train in safety net settings return for practice? Go to Do residents who train in safety net settings return for practice? 2019 Report from the FMAHealth Practice Core Team: Achieving the Quadruple Aim through Practice Transformation Go to Report from the FMAHealth Practice Core Team: Achieving the Quadruple Aim through Practice Transformation 2013 A small percentage of family physicians report time devoted to research Go to A small percentage of family physicians report time devoted to research
Author(s) Sumner, W, and Hagen, Michael D Topic(s) Education & Training, and Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Clinical Simulation, Cognitive Expertise, and Psychometrics Volume AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings
ABFM Research Read all 2017 Impact of Potential Accreditation and Certification in Family Medicine Maternity Care Go to Impact of Potential Accreditation and Certification in Family Medicine Maternity Care 2013 Do residents who train in safety net settings return for practice? Go to Do residents who train in safety net settings return for practice? 2019 Report from the FMAHealth Practice Core Team: Achieving the Quadruple Aim through Practice Transformation Go to Report from the FMAHealth Practice Core Team: Achieving the Quadruple Aim through Practice Transformation 2013 A small percentage of family physicians report time devoted to research Go to A small percentage of family physicians report time devoted to research
2017 Impact of Potential Accreditation and Certification in Family Medicine Maternity Care Go to Impact of Potential Accreditation and Certification in Family Medicine Maternity Care
2013 Do residents who train in safety net settings return for practice? Go to Do residents who train in safety net settings return for practice?
2019 Report from the FMAHealth Practice Core Team: Achieving the Quadruple Aim through Practice Transformation Go to Report from the FMAHealth Practice Core Team: Achieving the Quadruple Aim through Practice Transformation
2013 A small percentage of family physicians report time devoted to research Go to A small percentage of family physicians report time devoted to research
