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Physician scores on a national clinical skills examination as predictors of complaints to medical regulatory authorities.

Tamblyn R, Abrahamowicz M, Dauphinee D, et al. Physician scores on a national clinical skills examination as predictors of complaints to medical regulatory authorities. JAMA. 2007;298(9):993-1001.

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September 19, 2007
Tamblyn R, Abrahamowicz M, Dauphinee D, et al. JAMA. 2007;298(9):993-1001.
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Poor physician-patient communication has been implicated as a factor in malpractice lawsuits. This Canadian study sought to characterize the effect of communication skills at the individual physician level, by linking scores on a standardized clinical skills examination to complaints filed by patients. Lower communication scores were significantly associated with future patient complaints, especially complaints relating specifically to poor communication. A prior commentary discussed ways of identifying problem physicians.

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Tamblyn R, Abrahamowicz M, Dauphinee D, et al. Physician scores on a national clinical skills examination as predictors of complaints to medical regulatory authorities. JAMA. 2007;298(9):993-1001.

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