Medical Care · 1985 · 65 citations · 13 references
Health ProfessionsFamily MedicineMedical EducationHealthcare Quality ImprovementPerformance MeasurementPrimary CareClinical Performance AssessmentHealth Care Performance MeasurementHealthcare Performance MeasurementPatient AssessmentQuality MeasurementQuality Of CarePatient Outcomes MeasurementPhysician EntryPhysician Performance MeasurementPhysician Practice EfficiencyPhysician Quality MeasurementPhysician Quality Of CarePractice Performance MeasurementQuality Of Care Assessment
The article describes the development of methods to use live simulated patients for assessment of quality of care of primary physicians. Methods used to train patients and achieve undetected entry into physicians' practices are described. The study demonstrated that patients can be entered into practices with a low rate of detection (13%) and that they are able to recall the details of the encounter with a high degree of reliability.
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Peer review in ambulatory care: use of explicit criteria and implicit judgments.
Hulka Bs, Romm Fj, Parkerson Gr et al. · PubMed · 1979 · 76 citations