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1、OriginalResearchAssessmentandRemediationforPhysiciansWithSuspectedPerformanceProblems:AnInternationalSurveyCHARLOTTEHUMPHREY,PHDIntroduction:Littleisknownabouttheoverallappropriatenessandvalueofthevariousprogramsavailablein-ternationallyforassessmentandremediationforindividualphysicia
2、nswhoseperformanceintheirclinicalpracticehasbeenidentifiedasgivingcauseforconcern.Method:Aquestionnairewase-mailedtomembersoftheInternationalPhysiciansAssessmentCoalitionand/ortheCoalitionforPhysicianEnhancement—organizationsthatwerethoughttoprovidethistypeofassessment(n=20).Questions
3、coveredtheaims,organization,methods,andoutcomesofassessmentprogramsandassociatedremediation.Results:Responsescamefrom15regulatorybodies,universities,not-for-profits,andhealthserviceorganizationsin5countries.Theassessmentprogramsandremediationactivitiesidentifiedweresmallinscale.Theirf
4、ocusrangedfromanarrowconcernwithidentifyingandrepairingspecificknowledgeandskillsdeficitstoawiderinterestinthebiopsychosocialfunctioningofthephysicianasawhole.Both“diagnosis”and“treatment”ofproblemsfocusedontheindividualphysician.Lessattentionwasgiventobroadersystemsorcontextualfactor
5、sthatmightimpactperformance.Althoughprogressthroughremediationwascarefullymonitored,noneoftheprogramsun-dertookregularsystematicfollow-uptoascertainthesuccessoftheirinterventionsinthelongerterm.Discussion:Thisfieldofactivityischaracterizedbytheuseofsophisticatedmethodsformeasuringperf
6、ormance/competence,butprovisionofremediationismorepatchyandvariable.Thesmallscaleoftheseprogramsraisesquestionsabouttherelationshipbetweenscaleofprovisionandpotentialneedforremediation.Gapsininformationaboutimpactandoutcomesmeanthattheoverallimpactandvalueofthistypeofassessmentandreme
7、diationishardtodetermine.KeyWords:physician,performance,assessment,remediationIntroductionAreviewbyWilliams1foundarangefrom0.3%,basedonthenumberofphysiciansdisciplinedinayear,tonearlyThesafetyofpatientsdepends,amongotherthings,onthe50%,basedonthenumberwhodonotadheretotreatmentqualityo
8、fcare