Reinventing continuing medical education

In 2003, two significant reports confirmed large gaps in the quality of American health care. McGlynn found that Americans receive recommended services only 54.9% of the time, and the first National Healthcare Quality Report demonstrated a similar “chasm” between evidence-based and actual care.1,2 Both reports confirmed that the gaps in delivery of evidence-based preventive services are comparable in size to those in delivery of other services. Sadly enough, this is old news. Questions prompted by these and other …