title: Peer review of consultations in primary care: the use of audiovisual recordings.
abstract: A rating scale was designed to measure performance in interviewing techniques in primary care. Peer review of audiovisual recordings of their consultations showed that a group of experienced general practitioners achieved significantly higher scores on the rating scale compared with a group of similarly experienced general practitioners who did not observe their recordings. The higher scores were obtained at the expense of longer consultations. The traditional five-minute appointment system in general practice needs to be reconsidered if an improved interviewing technique results in a more favourable outcome.
mesh_terms: D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D010380:Peer Review; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013997:Time Factors; D014743:Videotape Recording