Journal article
A national survey of board-certified emergency physicians: Quality of care and practice structure issues
The American journal of emergency medicine, v 16(1)
1998
PMID: 9451304
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Abstract
The opinions and experiences of board-certified emergency physicians regarding employment structure and finances, professional society policies, and quality of patient care have never been formally studied. A survey questionnaire was sent to a random sample of 1,050 emergency physicians certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. The survey contained 29 multiple choice questions. Of the 1,050, 465 (44.3%) of the surveys were returned. Respondents averaged 13.5 years of emergency medicine practice, 83% were members of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and 44% were emergency medicine residency trained. Seventy-five percent felt they had been financially exploited by the emergency department contract holder and 49% considered leaving their employer because of unfair business practices. Fifteen percent have been terminated without due process/peer review, and 11% have been forced to leave a position, move, or pay compensation because of noncompete clauses. The majority reported encountering instances of substandard emergency medical care, most commonly in settings with multihospital contract company coverage. The majority also believe their specialty societies should address issues of employment structure and quality of patient care standards.
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- Title
- A national survey of board-certified emergency physicians: Quality of care and practice structure issues
- Creators
- Scott H Plantz - Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceLance W Kreplick - Christ HospitalEdward A Panacek - University of California Davis Medical CenterTejas Mehta - the University of Illinois College of Business, Chicago, IL, USAJon Adler - Massachusetts General HospitalRobert M McNamara - Allegheny University of the Health SciencesJoseph V Adler - Physical Therapy (and Rehabilitation Sciences)
- Publication Details
- The American journal of emergency medicine, v 16(1)
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Physical Therapy (and Rehabilitation Sciences)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000071502300001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0031973934
- Other Identifier
- 991019168969104721
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- Emergency Medicine