The Value of Physician Assessment
Authors: Rebecca S. Lipner
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2006)

Letters20 June 2006The Value of Physician AssessmentRebecca S. Lipner, PhDRebecca S. Lipner, PhDFrom the American Board of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19106.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-144-12-200606200-00016 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE: Nobody likes to be evaluated on his or her performance, but the public must have a way to ensure that physicians are providing high-quality care. The American Board of Medical Specialties established a standard approach called Maintenance of Certification with the goal of assuring the public that physicians do so. The program requires that physicians possess an unrestricted license to practice medicine and that they demonstrate lifelong learning, practice improvement, current medical knowledge, good clinical judgment, and diagnostic skill.This approach, based on Miller's 4-stage pyramid for assessing clinical competence (1), requires physicians to demonstrate that they know ...References1. Miller GE. The assessment of clinical skills/competence/performance. Acad Med. 1990;65:S63-7. [PMID: 2400509] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Brennan TA, Horwitz RI, Duffy FD, Cassel CK, Goode LD, Lipner RS. The role of physician specialty board certification status in the quality movement. JAMA. 2004;292:1038-43. [PMID: 15339894] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Pham HH, Schrag D, Hargraves JL, Bach PB. Delivery of preventive services to older adults by primary care physicians. JAMA. 2005;294:473-81. [PMID: 16046654] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Kinchen KS, Cooper LA, Levine D, Wang NY, Powe NR. Referral of patients to specialists: factors affecting choice of specialist by primary care physicians. Ann Fam Med. 2004;2:245-52. [PMID: 15209202] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Bornstein BH, Marcus D, Cassidy W. Choosing a doctor: an exploratory study of factors influencing patients' choice of a primary care doctor. J Eval Clin Pract. 2000;6:255-62. [PMID: 11083036] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Rebecca S. Lipner, PhDAffiliations: From the American Board of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19106.Disclosures: Dr. Lipner is employed by the American Board of Internal Medicine. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoWho Is Maintaining Certification in Internal Medicine—and Why? A National Survey 10 Years after Initial Certification Rebecca S. Lipner , Wayne H. Bylsma , Gerald K. Arnold , Gregory S. Fortna , John Tooker , and Christine K. Cassel The Value of Physician Assessment Marvin E. Gozum Metrics 20 June 2006Volume 144, Issue 12Page: 940-941KeywordsChartsConflicts of interestDiagnostic medicineForecastingHealth care qualityMedical educationPatient advocacy ePublished: 20 June 2006 Issue Published: 20 June 2006 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2006 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...