Journal article
Viewpoints on Healthcare Delivery Science Education Among Practicing Physicians in a Rural State
Advances in medical education and practice, Vol.12, pp.29-39
2021
DOI: 10.2147/AMEP.S285463
PMCID: PMC7810585
PMID: 33469404
Abstract
Healthcare Delivery Science Education (HDSE) covers important aspects of the business of medicine, including, operations management, managerial accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, negotiations, e-health and policy/advocacy. We need to investigate and understand practicing physicians' viewpoints on HDSE in order to inform interventions capable of preventing the double loss phenomena and improving medical and continuing medical education opportunities in HDSE. This qualitative study aims to provide a rich, contextualized understanding of the HDSE experiences and interests of physicians practicing in a rural state through the intensive study of particular cases.
We interviewed 18 practicing physicians from a rural, Midwestern state over the telephone about their viewpoints on past experiences obtaining HDSE, interest in HDSE, barriers to pursuing HDSE, and interest in an example HDSE certificate program.
Salient themes in our study were that physicians were interested in HDSE and believed HDSE could lead to improved patient care and practice efficiency. However, many of the respondents had not received longitudinal, diversified, didactic or practical HDSE. Time limited many physicians from pursuing HDSE opportunities. Many physicians in the study were interested in the example HDSE certificate program.
Physicians in our qualitative study were interested in obtaining HDSE and had not received diversified, didactic HDSE in the past. Our research suggests innovative HDSE programs will likely be utilized and pursued if they are developed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Viewpoints on Healthcare Delivery Science Education Among Practicing Physicians in a Rural State
- Creators
- Kristin Weeks - Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USAMorgan Swanson - University of IowaAmanda Manorot - University of Iowa, DermatologyGabriel Conley - Department of Business, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USAJoseph Nellis - Department of Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, USAMary Charlton - University of Iowa, EpidemiologyAlan Reed - University of Iowa, Surgery
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Advances in medical education and practice, Vol.12, pp.29-39
- DOI
- 10.2147/AMEP.S285463
- PMID
- 33469404
- PMCID
- PMC7810585
- NLM abbreviation
- Adv Med Educ Pract
- ISSN
- 1179-7258
- eISSN
- 1179-7258
- Grant note
- T32 GM007337 / NIGMS NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2021
- Academic Unit
- Dermatology; Epidemiology; Accounting; Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984317559702771
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