BI-Deaconess surgeons in Boston have to take tests in a simulator to maintain certification:
CRICO/RMF, the Harvard-affiliated hospitals’ liability insurer, is offering surgeons a refresher course at the Carl J. Shapiro Simulation and Skills Center at Beth Israel Deaconess. Surgeons will receive a $500 voucher for the cost of the test and another $500 rebate on their malpractice insurance from CRICO/RMF, Jones said.The insurer has identified 145 surgeons who will fall under the Beth Israel Deaconess mandate. About 15 have taken the test already — 14 passed and 1 failed — and about 40 signed up for a refresher course being held this weekend.
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That would be great…..if there was actually some real, hard data that it makes one iota of difference that you can pass a “test” on a simulation device. Perhaps, it would be better to look at outcomes, but that would take a bit of time and thought. This is simply another in a long list of namby pamby hoops for physicians to jump through that are done as window dressing, rather than a serious attempt at evaluation of skills.
What a joke? I can fly a plane on my computer, but you wouldn’t want to me flying the real thing. Besdides, those simulators don;t even come close to the real thing. Have someone watch a case. How difficult is that. I’ve seen a lot of other people operate. You can tell when someone is struggling or if it is really a difficult case.
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