A recent study published in Social Science and Medicine has found that U.S. hospitals led by physicians have quality scores that are approximately 25 percent higher than in non physician-led hospitals.
Amanda Goodall, PhD, the study's author and a senior researcher at the Institute for the Study of Labor in Bonn, Germany, constructed a detailed database of 300 prominent U.S. hospitals and compared each hospital's quality scores, primarily in cancer, digestive disorders and heart surgery, with the professional background of each hospital's top leader.
Ms. Goodall said that while research is needed on the topic to establish cause-and-effect, the findings suggest physicians may be more successful at leading hospitals than managers with a business background.
Read a summary of the article in Sciencenewsline.
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Amanda Goodall, PhD, the study's author and a senior researcher at the Institute for the Study of Labor in Bonn, Germany, constructed a detailed database of 300 prominent U.S. hospitals and compared each hospital's quality scores, primarily in cancer, digestive disorders and heart surgery, with the professional background of each hospital's top leader.
Ms. Goodall said that while research is needed on the topic to establish cause-and-effect, the findings suggest physicians may be more successful at leading hospitals than managers with a business background.
Read a summary of the article in Sciencenewsline.
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65 Physician Leaders of Hospitals and Health Systems