Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education Intervention Guideline Series: Guideline 1, Performance Measurement and Feedback

Thomas J. Van Hoof, Rachel E. Grant, Nicole E. Miller, Mary Bell, Craig Campbell, Lois Colburn, David Davis, Todd Dorman, Tanya Horsley, Virginia Jacobs-Halsey, Gabrielle Kane, Constance LeBlanc, Jocelyn Lockyer, Donald E. Moore, Robert Morrow, Curtis A. Olson, Ivan Silver, David C. Thomas, Simon Kitto

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Abstract

The Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education commissioned a study to clarify and, if possible, to standardize the terminology for a set of important educational interventions. In the form of a guideline, this article describes one such intervention, performance measurement and feedback, which is a common intervention in health professions education. In the form of a summary report, performance measurement and feedback is an opportunity for clinicians to view data about the care they provide compared with some standard and often with peer and benchmark comparisons. Based on a review of recent evidence and a facilitated discussion with the US and Canadian experts, we describe proper terminology for performance measurement and feedback and other important information about the intervention. We encourage leaders and researchers to consider and build on this guideline as they plan, implement, evaluate, and report efforts with performance measurement and feedback. Clear and consistent use of terminology is imperative, along with complete and accurate descriptions of interventions, to improve the use and study of performance measurement and feedback.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)S51-S54
JournalJournal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions
Volume35
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2015

Keywords

  • Audit and feedback
  • Continuing education
  • Continuing medical education
  • Gap analysis/needs assessment
  • Innovative educational interventions
  • Performance feedback
  • Performance measurement and feedback
  • Quality improvement

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