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- Richard D Robinson
- Sasha Dib
- Daisha Mclarty
- Sajid Shaikh
- Radhika Cheeti
- Yuan Zhou
- Yasaman Ghasemi
- Mdmamunur Rahman
- Chet D Schrader
- Hao Wang
Abstract
Background and objective: Attending physician productivity and efficiency can be affected when working simultaneously with Residents. To gain a better understanding of this effect, we aim to compare productivity, efficiency, and overall performance differences among Attendings working solo versus working with Residents in an Emergency Department (ED). Methods: Data were extracted from the electronic medical records of all patients seen by ED Attendings and/or Residents during the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017. Attending productivity was measured based on the number of new patients enrolled per hour per provider. Attending efficiency was measured based on the provider-to-disposition time (PDT). Attending overall performance was measured by Attending Performance Index (API). Furthermore, Attending productivity, efficiency, and overall performance metrics were compared between Attendings working solo and Attendings working with Residents. The comparisons were analyzed after adjusting for confounders via propensity score matching. Results: A total of 15 Attendings and 266 Residents managing 111,145 patient encounters over the study period were analyzed. The mean (standard deviation) of Attending productivity and efficiency were 2.9 (1.6) new patients per hour and 2.7 (1.8) hours per patient for Attendings working solo, in comparison to 3.3 (1.9) and 3.0 (2.0) for Attendings working with Residents. When paired with Residents, the API decreased for those Attendings who had a higher API when working solo (average API dropped from 0.21 to 0.19), whereas API increased for those who had a lower API when working solo (average API increased from 0.13 to 0.16). Conclusion: In comparison to the Attending working solo staffing model, increased productivity with decreased efficiency occurred among Attendings when working with Residents. The overall performance of Attendings when working with Residents varied inversely against their performance when working solo.
Suggested Citation
Richard D Robinson & Sasha Dib & Daisha Mclarty & Sajid Shaikh & Radhika Cheeti & Yuan Zhou & Yasaman Ghasemi & Mdmamunur Rahman & Chet D Schrader & Hao Wang, 2020.
"Productivity, efficiency, and overall performance comparisons between attendings working solo versus attendings working with residents staffing models in an emergency department: A Large-Scale Retrosp,"
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(2), pages 1-11, February.
Handle:
RePEc:plo:pone00:0228719
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228719
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