Author in the Room: The Role of Professionalism and Self-regulation in Detecting Impaired or Incompetent Physicians

Summary: 1) Describe the frequency with which physicians report encountering other physician who may be impaired or incompetent; 2) Explain the 3 basic options available to policy-makers for regulating and ensuring the quality of medical practitioners; 3) Name at least 3 newer mechanisms by which the profession of medicine is enhancing its ability to self-regulate and detect physicians who are not providing high quality care.