Can the Practice of Internal Medicine Be Evaluated?

Article1 January 1956CAN THE PRACTICE OF INTERNAL MEDICINE BE EVALUATED?C. WESLEY EISELE, M.D., F.A.C.P., VERGIL N. SLEE, M.D., ROBERT G. HOFFMANN, Ph.D.C. WESLEY EISELE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, VERGIL N. SLEE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT G. HOFFMANN, Ph.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-44-1-144 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCan the practice of internal medicine be evaluated? The casual answer to this question is that it can't be done. But as a matter of fact, whether we recognize it or not, we all assume that it can. We even go further, and make the assumption that we know how to do it. Accredited hospitals are required to keep certain records attesting to the quality of care. For example, each clinical record is expected to carry the information that the patient was discharged as "RECOVERED," "IMPROVED," "UNIMPROVED" or "DEAD." It is reasoned that the hospital or the physician with the... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Presented at the Thirty-sixth Annual Session of the American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 28, 1955.From the Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, and the Professional Activity Study of the Southwestern Michigan Hospital Council. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEvaluating the Quality of Medical CareEvaluation in clinical practice: problems, precedents and principlesChanging clinical practice: Which interventions work?Measurement of actions of care-providers in long-term careTwenty Years of Research on the Quality of Medical CarePEER REVIEW IN THE U.S.A.: AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVEIntroductionPain in gynecologic practiceDoctors and Their Autonomy: Past Events and Future ProspectsThe Quality of Medical CareQuality of health care for the disadvantagedThe changing face of medicineThe quality of medical care: Techniques and investigation in the outpatient clinic“Psychogenic” pain and the pain-prone patient"Psychogenic" PainSTANDARDS OF PRACTICE OF INTERNAL MEDICINE AND METHODS OF ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF PRACTICE IN HOSPITALSMARION A. BLANKENHORN, M.D. 1 January 1956Volume 44, Issue 1Page: 144-161KeywordsAppendectomyAppendicitisBlood sugarHealth care qualityHospital medicinePneumoniaPopulation statisticsSurgeonsTest statisticsThorax ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1956 PDF downloadLoading ...