Daily Encounter Cards-Evaluating the Quality of Documented Assessments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Concerns over the quality of work-based assessment (WBA) completion has resulted in faculty development and rater training initiatives. Daily encounter cards (DECs) are a common form of WBA used in ambulatory care and shift work settings. A tool is needed to evaluate initiatives aimed at improving the quality of completion of this widely used form of WBA.

Objective

The completed clinical evaluation report rating (CCERR) was designed to provide a measure of the quality of documented assessments on in-training evaluation reports. The purpose of this study was to provide validity evidence to support using the CCERR to assess the quality of DEC completion.

Methods

Six experts in resident assessment grouped 60 DECs into 3 quality categories (high, average, and p

SUBMITTER: Cheung WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5058597 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature