Data collection and utilization: bringing physicians on board

Healthcare financial managers can encourage the physicians in their organizations to help collect and utilize clinical and performance data in four ways. The data should be used to develop individual physicians' practice preferences by emphasizing patient outcomes. Modified treatment recommenda...

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Published in:Healthcare financial management 1999-05, Vol.53 (5), p.52-53
Main Author: Krieger, L M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Benchmarking
Clinical outcomes
Data Collection
Diabetes
Disease management
Financial management
Financial Management - methods
Group Practice - utilization
Health administration
Health care industry
Health services administration
Humans
Insulin
Medical care
Medical professions
Methods
Organizational Culture
Patients
Physician practice management
Physicians
Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data
Services
United States
Utilization Review - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Healthcare financial managers can encourage the physicians in their organizations to help collect and utilize clinical and performance data in four ways. The data should be used to develop individual physicians' practice preferences by emphasizing patient outcomes. Modified treatment recommendations or protocols that rely on the performance data should be introduced as improvements to be adopted just as the physicians would alter practice behavior based on data published in medical journals. Physician advice and direction should be solicited about how to collect data and how best to use those data within the organization. Finally, physicians should be included in any financial benefits that result from successful data utilization.
ISSN:0735-0732
0735-0732