Interpractice visits by general practitioners.
Most of the objectives have thus been successfully met as the interpractice visits have proven to be a well accepted form of self-regulated implicit peer review activity among GPs, continuing with enthusiasm on the part of the participants over a period of five years and now propagating nationally. Significant to the success is the ownership of the scheme by the participants. The advent of QA and CE credit points can only enhance participation rates. Continuing attention to the principles of audit, namely evaluation, change and review, will refine the method in the future into an even more effective tool, which can be recommended to all those in general practice. A necessary area for attention in the future is effective outcome evaluation.
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D001315:Australia; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care