Board certification and urban-rural migration of physicians in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The board certification system serves as a quality assurance system for physicians, and its design and operation are important health policy issues. In Japan, board certification was established and operated independently by academic societies and has not been directly linked to reimbursement systems. The phenomenon of younger physicians seeking specialist careers has raised concerns about acceleration of the tendency of fewer physicians working in rural areas and the maldistribution of physicians. Little is known about the associations between physicians' geographical migration patterns and board certification status changes or between the continuation of urban/rural practice and the maintenance of board certification. This study aimed to identify these associations and

SUBMITTER: Koike S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6081900 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature