Why Do Physicians Improve Physician Engagement?
There are multiple reasons why physicians are dissatisfied with health care and its current condition. Physicians endure long hours, excessive work burdens, and unpredictable reimbursement for services, not to include the excessive amount of time devoted to non-clinical activities, including paperwork. Unfortunately, sometimes the physician’s dissatisfaction is evident in the level of care provided to their patients (Crosson & Casalino, 2013). Therefore, it is so important to keep the physicians happy and engaged. Physician engagement is a strategy aimed at creating a stable relationship between physicians and hospital or hospital systems. When physicians are engaged it leads to development of more engaged patients and ultimately improved
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Physician feel that their competency and skills should be respected, their feelings and ideas valued, they should have a good work relationship with their colleagues, a good work life balance, and a voice in how their time is structured and used (5 Key Elements Driving Physician Engagement, 2014). Physicians have a stake in the success of the hospital and they want to “feel engaged in the governance of those institutions” (Hitchcock, 2017). This involves not just having a seat on the committee, but a meaningful role in decision making. Education is another driver of physician engagement. Most medical schools do not have curricula on physician leadership; therefore, physicians are to rely on their own natural leadership skills. Developing a program focusing directly on leadership will help physicians feel more engaged and valued. Compensation is an effective tool for shaping engagement. Hospitals could do a better job of driving physicians behaviors through more well aligned and meaningful incentives (Hitchock, 2017). Physicians are scientist by trade and they like to see measurable results; they are focused on “facts and evidence-based practice” (Hitchcock, 2017). The more data that can be presenented to show the methodology results in a reduction in error, improvement in overall performance, and more support
Physician feel that their competency and skills should be respected, their feelings and ideas valued, they should have a good work relationship with their colleagues, a good work life balance, and a voice in how their time is structured and used (5 Key Elements Driving Physician Engagement, 2014). Physicians have a stake in the success of the hospital and they want to “feel engaged in the governance of those institutions” (Hitchcock, 2017). This involves not just having a seat on the committee, but a meaningful role in decision making. Education is another driver of physician engagement. Most medical schools do not have curricula on physician leadership; therefore, physicians are to rely on their own natural leadership skills. Developing a program focusing directly on leadership will help physicians feel more engaged and valued. Compensation is an effective tool for shaping engagement. Hospitals could do a better job of driving physicians behaviors through more well aligned and meaningful incentives (Hitchock, 2017). Physicians are scientist by trade and they like to see measurable results; they are focused on “facts and evidence-based practice” (Hitchcock, 2017). The more data that can be presenented to show the methodology results in a reduction in error, improvement in overall performance, and more support