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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 5/2011

01-05-2011 | Editorials

Protecting the Public: Is It Time for a Paradigm Shift in Expected Practice Standards?

Author: Robyn Tamblyn, PhD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 5/2011

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Credentialing processes, such as certification, are used to assure the public that licensed health professionals will deliver safe and effective health care1. Methods to ensure safe and effective practitioners have traditionally focused on training and assessment of competence before entering practice. However, an increasing number of visionary credentialing bodies such as the American Board of Internal Medicine have created systematic methods of measuring a practitioner’s ability to deliver care in practice2. …
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Title
Protecting the Public: Is It Time for a Paradigm Shift in Expected Practice Standards?
Author
Robyn Tamblyn, PhD
Publication date
01-05-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 5/2011
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-011-1644-6

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