Ratings of Physician Communication by Real and Standardized Patients
By Kevin Fiscella, M.D., M.P.H., et al.
COMPARATIVE FEEDBACK PROMPTS MORE REFERRALS TO TOBACCO CESSATION QUIT LINE
Comparative feedback reports a report showing a comparison of referrals with those of other doctors prompted more referrals to a tobacco cessation quit line than did general reminders, finds this study of 308 clinicians. After 18 months, there were 484 referrals from physicians receiving the feedback reports versus 220 referrals from physicians receiving general reminders. The authors assert that providing simple, clear and comparable feedback on referrals to a quit-line service had a modest impact on the referral performance of the clinicians. They point out, however, that to become effective, comparable feedback reports may require major integration of practice and system supports.
Practice-Based Referrals to a Tobacco Cessation Quit Line: Assessing the Impact of Comparative Feedback vs General Reminders
By William C. Wadland, M.D., M.S. et al.
GRANT PROGRAM A SUCCESS
Sixty-nine grants awarded by the Joint Grant Awards Program (JGAP), a program jointly supported by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Foundation and the AAFP for early career family medicine researchers, resulted in 91 publications and 129 presentations deriving from the JGAP-supported research. The authors assert that projects supported by the JGAP have generated a considerable body of publications and presentations, as well as subsequent grant activity, which, the authors suggest, makes the program important in supporting the early career development of family
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American Academy of Family Physicians
26-Mar-2007