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Family Physician Participation in Quality Improvement

Lars E. Peterson, Carlos Roberto Jaén and Robert L. Phillips
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2013, 26 (6) 626-627; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.06.120311
Lars E. Peterson
the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP, RLP); and the Departments of Family and Community Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Research to Advance Community Health (ReACH) Center, San Antonio, TX (CRJ).
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Carlos Roberto Jaén
the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP, RLP); and the Departments of Family and Community Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Research to Advance Community Health (ReACH) Center, San Antonio, TX (CRJ).
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Robert L. Phillips
the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP, RLP); and the Departments of Family and Community Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Research to Advance Community Health (ReACH) Center, San Antonio, TX (CRJ).
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    Table 1. Family Physicians Participation in a Quality Improvement (QI) Activity in the Past Year
    QI Activity in Past Year (n = 2231; 38.4%)No QI Activity in Past Year (n = 3587; 61.7%)
    Mean age, years (SD)48.2 (9.2)47.8 (9.7)
    Male sex60.456.0*
    Medical degree90.691.0
    Currently certified96.696.4
    Mean MC-FP modules completed (SD)4.1 (2.5)3.6 (2.5)*
    Any MC-FP Part 4 module48.336.0*
    Urban80.680.4
    • Data are percentages unless otherwise indicated.

    • ↵* P <0.01.

    • MC-FP, Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians; SD, standard deviation.

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Lars E. Peterson, Carlos Roberto Jaén, Robert L. Phillips
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