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Orthopaedic Resident Practice Management and Health Policy Education: Evaluation of Experience and Expectations
Introduction Practice management and health policy have generally not been considered integral to orthopaedic resident education. Our objective was to evaluate residents’ current experience and knowledge, formal training, and desire for further education in practice management and health policy. Met...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5997431/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29900081 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2461 |
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author | Stautberg III, Eugene F Romero, Jose Bender, Sean DeHart, Marc |
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description | Introduction Practice management and health policy have generally not been considered integral to orthopaedic resident education. Our objective was to evaluate residents’ current experience and knowledge, formal training, and desire for further education in practice management and health policy. Methods We developed a 29-question survey that was divided into three sections: practice management, initial employment opportunity, and health policy. Within each section, questions were directed at a resident’s current experience and knowledge, formal training, and interest in further education. The survey was distributed at the end of the academic year through an Internet-based survey tool (www.surveymonkey.com) to orthopaedic residents representing multiple programs and all postgraduate years. Results The survey was distributed to 121 residents representing eight residency programs. Of those, 87 residents responded, resulting in a 72% response rate. All postgraduate years were represented. Regarding practice management, 66% had “no confidence” or “some confidence” in coding clinical encounters. When asked if practice models, finance management, and coding should be taught in residency, 95%, 93%, and 97% responded “yes,” respectively. When evaluating first employment opportunities, the three most important factors were location, operating room block time, and call. Regarding health policy, 28% were “moderately familiar” or “very familiar” with the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, and 72% were “not familiar” or “somewhat familiar” with bundled payments for arthroplasty. Finally, when asked if yearly lectures in political activities would enhance resident education, 90% responded “yes.” Discussion and conclusion Regarding practice management, the survey suggests that current orthopaedic residents are not familiar with basic topics, do not receive formal training, and want further education. The survey suggests that residents also receive minimal training in health policy. Residents feel that health policy will be important in their careers, and they would benefit from formal training in residency. |
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spelling | pubmed-59974312018-06-13 Orthopaedic Resident Practice Management and Health Policy Education: Evaluation of Experience and Expectations Stautberg III, Eugene F Romero, Jose Bender, Sean DeHart, Marc Cureus Medical Education Introduction Practice management and health policy have generally not been considered integral to orthopaedic resident education. Our objective was to evaluate residents’ current experience and knowledge, formal training, and desire for further education in practice management and health policy. Methods We developed a 29-question survey that was divided into three sections: practice management, initial employment opportunity, and health policy. Within each section, questions were directed at a resident’s current experience and knowledge, formal training, and interest in further education. The survey was distributed at the end of the academic year through an Internet-based survey tool (www.surveymonkey.com) to orthopaedic residents representing multiple programs and all postgraduate years. Results The survey was distributed to 121 residents representing eight residency programs. Of those, 87 residents responded, resulting in a 72% response rate. All postgraduate years were represented. Regarding practice management, 66% had “no confidence” or “some confidence” in coding clinical encounters. When asked if practice models, finance management, and coding should be taught in residency, 95%, 93%, and 97% responded “yes,” respectively. When evaluating first employment opportunities, the three most important factors were location, operating room block time, and call. Regarding health policy, 28% were “moderately familiar” or “very familiar” with the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, and 72% were “not familiar” or “somewhat familiar” with bundled payments for arthroplasty. Finally, when asked if yearly lectures in political activities would enhance resident education, 90% responded “yes.” Discussion and conclusion Regarding practice management, the survey suggests that current orthopaedic residents are not familiar with basic topics, do not receive formal training, and want further education. The survey suggests that residents also receive minimal training in health policy. Residents feel that health policy will be important in their careers, and they would benefit from formal training in residency. Cureus 2018-04-11 /pmc/articles/PMC5997431/ /pubmed/29900081 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2461 Text en Copyright © 2018, Stautberg III et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Medical Education Stautberg III, Eugene F Romero, Jose Bender, Sean DeHart, Marc Orthopaedic Resident Practice Management and Health Policy Education: Evaluation of Experience and Expectations |
title | Orthopaedic Resident Practice Management and Health Policy Education: Evaluation of Experience and Expectations |
title_full | Orthopaedic Resident Practice Management and Health Policy Education: Evaluation of Experience and Expectations |
title_fullStr | Orthopaedic Resident Practice Management and Health Policy Education: Evaluation of Experience and Expectations |
title_full_unstemmed | Orthopaedic Resident Practice Management and Health Policy Education: Evaluation of Experience and Expectations |
title_short | Orthopaedic Resident Practice Management and Health Policy Education: Evaluation of Experience and Expectations |
title_sort | orthopaedic resident practice management and health policy education: evaluation of experience and expectations |
topic | Medical Education |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5997431/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29900081 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2461 |
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