Physicians aged 75 to 79 now have more choice available to them in how they elect to complete their CPSO Quality requirements.

Effective immediately, physicians who fall into this age category and are due for a Quality Assurance (QA) peer assessment will have the option to instead participate in CPSO’s Quality Improvement (QI) Enhanced Program.

Until now, physicians in this age group were required to have a peer assessment every five years conducted by the QA Program. Going forward, they will have the option of realizing the benefits of quality improvement activities either with their hospital colleagues in the QI Enhanced Partnership stream or by developing quality improvement goals related to their own clinical practice in the QI Enhanced Individuals stream.

This decision from the Board of Directors follows its review of the results of recent data from the QI Enhanced Program, in which nearly 200 physicians aged 70-74 had completed the program as of July 31.

Physicians are invited to find out more about CPSO’s Quality program options through the QI call line at 1-800-268-7096.