Australia is lacking the vital data relating to current practices needed to perform a meaningful evaluation of the quality of care in general practice. This article proposes that unannounced standardised patients (USPs) represent a valuable method of measuring actual performance in general practice. Constructive debate about the use of USPs may progress its acceptance as a valid tool for performance assessment and quality improvement.
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Halperin, M. (2005). Do we need USPs? Australian Family Physician, 34(10), 882–884.
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