Effect of Board Certification on Antihypertensive Treatment Intensification in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus | Zendy

Alexander Turchin | Zendy; Maria Shubina | Zendy; Anna Chodos | Zendy; Jonathan S. Einbinder | Zendy; Merri Pendergrass | Zendy

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Effect of Board Certification on Antihypertensive Treatment Intensification in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus

Author(s) -

Alexander Turchin,

Maria Shubina,

Anna Chodos,

Jonathan S. Einbinder,

Merri Pendergrass

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.107.733949

Subject(s) - medicine , certification , board certification , diabetes mellitus , blood pressure , cohort , family medicine , emergency medicine , continuing education , continuing medical education , management , endocrinology , economics , medical education

Regular recertification is mandatory to maintain board certification status in all specialties. However, the evidence that physicians' performance decreases with time since initial certification is limited. We therefore carried out a study to determine whether the frequency of antihypertensive treatment intensification for diabetic patients changes with time since their physicians' last board certification.

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