Becker's Healthcare May 7, 2024
A study led by researchers at Boston-based Harvard Medical School found newly trained physicians with high board certification exam scores led to lower risk of patient deaths and hospital readmissions.
The study, published May 6 in JAMA, analyzed 6,898 newly trained hospitalists who treated Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries during 455,120 hospitalizations from 2017 to 2019.
The researchers found no associations between overall milestone ratings or medical knowledge ratings and hospitalization outcomes, but they did find an association between certification exam score and reduced seven-day mortality and readmissions.
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