Best practice: quality assessment outcomes of the Practice Enhancement Program among family physicians in Saskatchewan, Canada.

This article focuses on the evaluation of quality concerns among family physicians in Saskatchewan, Canada, based on assessments from the Practice Enhancement Program (PEP) conducted between 1997 and 2020. The study found that 20.8% of assessments identified quality concerns related to care, medical records, or facility standards, with a significant increase in concerns during 2015–2020. Factors associated with these concerns included international medical training, urban practice location, solo practice, male gender, and increasing physician age. Recommendations commonly addressed documentation, chronic disease management, patient profiles, laboratory investigations, medications, and emergency preparedness. The findings highlight the need for targeted support and interventions to improve primary care quality, particularly for internationally trained, urban, older, and solo-practicing physicians.