How to rate performance: is a standardized patient the answer?
Clinicians have studied the effectiveness of their IVF practice with a presumed goal of process improvement. The use of standardized patients to compare IVF outcomes is questioned.
Coddington
Charles C
CC
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado 80204, USA. charles.coddington@dhha.org
Smith
Deborah L
DL
D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010361:Patients; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012015:Reference Standards