Identifying and Measuring Administrative Harms Experienced by Hospitalists and Administrative Leaders.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Administrative harm (AH), defined as the adverse consequences of administrative decisions within health care that impact work structure, processes, and programs, is pervasive in medicine, yet poorly understood and described.

Objective

To explore common AHs experienced by hospitalist clinicians and administrative leaders, understand the challenges that exist in identifying and measuring AH, and identify potential approaches to mitigate AH.

Design, setting, and participants

A qualitative study using a mixed-methods approach with a 12-question survey and semistructured virtual focus groups was held on June 13 and August 11, 2023. Rapid qualitative methods including templated summaries and matrix analysis were applied. The participants included 2 consortiums co

SUBMITTER: Burden M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11197021 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature