Publications
Abstracts for research papers, reports, and commentaries that are supported in part or in full by the ABP or ABP Foundation or on which ABP staff serve as authors – and have been published in major journals – are provided below.
This report, which is one of a series discussing workforce trends for general pediatrics and related subspecialty areas, highlights the ABP workforce data for pediatric cardiology. Readers are encouraged to read the initial report in the series as it provides information regarding general pediatrics and summary information about subspecialties.1 In 1961, pediatric cardiology became the first ABP subboard to offer a certification examination, with the first examination yielding 28 board-certified pediatric cardiologists.
This report, which is part of a series discussing workforce trends for general pediatrics and related subspecialty areas, highlights the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) workforce data for pediatric hematology-oncology. Readers are encouraged to read the initial report in the series as it provides information regarding general pediatrics and summary information about other ABP subspecialties.1 In 1974, pediatric hematology-oncology became the second ABP subboard to offer a certification examination, with the first examination yielding 283 board-certified pediatric...
This report, which is part of a series discussing workforce trends for general pediatrics and related subspecialty areas, highlights the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) workforce data for pediatric nephrology. Readers are encouraged to read the initial report in the series as it provides information regarding general pediatrics and summary information about other ABP subspecialties.1 In 1974, pediatric nephrology became the third ABP subboard to offer a certification examination, with the first examination yielding 121 board-certified pediatric nephrologists.
This report, which is part of a series discussing workforce trends for general pediatrics and related subspecialty areas, highlights the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) workforce data for neonatal-perinatal medicine. Readers are encouraged to read the initial report in the series as it provides information regarding general pediatrics and summary information about other ABP subspecialties.1 In 1975, neonatal-perinatal medicine became the fourth ABP subboard to offer a certification examination, with the first examination yielding 357 board-certified neonatologists-...
Pay-for-performance (P4P) incentive programs are gaining momentum in the United States. Over the past few years, the number of P4P programs, as well as the number of associated news and journal articles, has grown substantially. The Commonwealth Fund counts as many as 105 P4P programs, whereas the Leapfrog Group estimates approximately 90 such efforts.1
