Key result
Measuring clinical productivity of individual anesthesiologists using anesthesia units is confounded by facility-specific factors, staffing models, and organizational differences.
Why the study?
Measuring and comparing clinical productivity of individual anesthesiologists is confounded by anesthesiologist-independent factors, unique billing units, and staffing needs based on site coverage rather than productivity.
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Cautions against productivity metrics for anesthesiologist evaluation; leaves open unbiased alternatives.
This review highlights the limitations of using anesthesia unit productivity as a comparative metric for anesthesiologists' work.
Abouleish et al. (2023) conducted a review in Clinical productivity of anesthesiologists. Anesthesia unit productivity metrics was evaluated. Measuring clinical productivity of individual anesthesiologists using anesthesia units is confounded by facility-specific factors, staffing models, and organizational differences.
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