Using the Medical Audit to Improve Practice Performance

Abstract Feedback to physicians on their clinical performance is critical continuous learning and maintenance of skills as well maintaining patient safety. However, it fraught with challenges around both implementation acceptance. Additionally, rewarding improvement not often done, putting into question the efficacy process. Physician audit feedback have been studied extensively shown be beneficial in many fields medicine. Documenting physician sharing individual group data positively linked changing behavior, ultimately leading improved outcomes. Although casual review one’s own easiest approach, frequently over- or underestimated by self-evaluation. Objective measures are therefore important provide concrete which can act. A fundamental remains mammography: Is reporting information accreditation bodies enough, should there consequences for radiologist and/or facility if outlier behavior?