American Board of Radiology Maintenance of Certification-Part IV: Practice Quality Improvement for Radiation Oncology

doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.12.062

Title: American Board of Radiology Maintenance of Certification-Part IV: Practice Quality Improvement for Radiation Oncology

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Maintenance of Certification is a physician-based response to public concerns about the quality of medical care and physician competency in a rapidly evolving, technically demanding specialty. American Board of Radiology (ABR) has previously described the first three components of the Maintenance of Certification. The ABR is currently developing a program in practice performance, completing Part IV of the competencies. The Practice Quality Improvement (PQI) program is meant to critically evaluate meaningful aspects of a physician's practice in a simple manner, using identifiable metrics and self-assessment to include an action plan for quality improvement. Each diplomate will be expected to complete three PQI projects during a full 10-year Maintenance of Certification cycle. Current diplomates with time-limited certificates will find prorated requirements determined by their year of certification on the ABR Website. Diplomates will have the option of completing zero to two Type I PQI projects (assessing factors relevant to clinical practice by peer review and self-reporting) and one to three Type II projects (i.e., at least one Type II projects of the three required, assessing parameters of practice by comparison with evidence-based guidelines, consensus statements, or peer comparisons; Type II projects are initiated and managed by professional societies). Several examples ofmore »« less

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Kun, Larry E. ^[1]; Haffty, Bruce G. ^[1]; Bosma, Jennifer ^[1]; Strife, Janet L. ^[1]; Hattery, Robert R. ^[2]

American Board of Radiology, Tucson, AZ (United States)
American Board of Radiology, Tucson, AZ (United States). E-mail: information@theabr.org

Publication Date:: Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2007

OSTI Identifier:: 20951609

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Resource Relation:: Journal Name: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics; Journal Volume: 68; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.12.062; PII: S0360-3016(07)00057-0; Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; CERTIFICATION; MAINTENANCE; PERFORMANCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIOLOGY; RECOMMENDATIONS; REVIEWS

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                    Kun, Larry E., Haffty, Bruce G., Bosma, Jennifer, Strife, Janet L., and Hattery, Robert R. American Board of Radiology Maintenance of Certification-Part IV: Practice Quality Improvement for Radiation Oncology.  United States: N. p., 2007. 
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                    Kun, Larry E., Haffty, Bruce G., Bosma, Jennifer, Strife, Janet L., & Hattery, Robert R. American Board of Radiology Maintenance of Certification-Part IV: Practice Quality Improvement for Radiation Oncology.  United States.  doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.12.062.

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                    Kun, Larry E., Haffty, Bruce G., Bosma, Jennifer, Strife, Janet L., and Hattery, Robert R. Tue .  
        "American Board of Radiology Maintenance of Certification-Part IV: Practice Quality Improvement for Radiation Oncology".  United States.  
        doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.12.062.

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@article{osti_20951609,

  title        = {American Board of Radiology Maintenance of Certification-Part IV: Practice Quality Improvement for Radiation Oncology},

  author       = {Kun, Larry E. and Haffty, Bruce G. and Bosma, Jennifer and Strife, Janet L. and Hattery, Robert R.},

  abstractNote = {Maintenance of Certification is a physician-based response to public concerns about the quality of medical care and physician competency in a rapidly evolving, technically demanding specialty. American Board of Radiology (ABR) has previously described the first three components of the Maintenance of Certification. The ABR is currently developing a program in practice performance, completing Part IV of the competencies. The Practice Quality Improvement (PQI) program is meant to critically evaluate meaningful aspects of a physician's practice in a simple manner, using identifiable metrics and self-assessment to include an action plan for quality improvement. Each diplomate will be expected to complete three PQI projects during a full 10-year Maintenance of Certification cycle. Current diplomates with time-limited certificates will find prorated requirements determined by their year of certification on the ABR Website. Diplomates will have the option of completing zero to two Type I PQI projects (assessing factors relevant to clinical practice by peer review and self-reporting) and one to three Type II projects (i.e., at least one Type II projects of the three required, assessing parameters of practice by comparison with evidence-based guidelines, consensus statements, or peer comparisons; Type II projects are initiated and managed by professional societies). Several examples of Type I projects that might be offered by societies or directly through the ABR are provided, as well as highlights of the two Type II projects that have sought ABR qualification: American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's Performance Assessment for the Advancement of Radiation Oncology Treatment program and American College of Radiology's RO-PEER program. An additional objective of the PQI is to develop national databases for future reference using aggregate data from the PQI projects.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.12.062},

  journal      = {International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics},

  number       = 1,

  volume       = 68,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2007},

  month        = {Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2007}

}

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