Currently, doctors are recertified based exclusively on their book knowledge. Wouldn’t it be better to base medical certification at least in part on how doctors actually practice medicine? If doctors knew their clinical practices would influence their recertification chances, the resultant accountability would help to improve quality and reduce costs within the 10-year cycle that medical specialty boards generally require for recertification. As an analogy, would you drive differently if your actual driving habits were retrospectively reviewed as part of a license renewal process? Probably. How many fewer accidents and deaths from speeding might there be, and how much more affordable might insurance be as a result? And wouldn’t you rather drive with someone you actually knew followed speed limits rather than someone who just passed a written test demonstrating knowledge of those limits?
Posted on: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 16:17:45 +0000
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