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01.03.2008 | Brief Report

Part-Time Physicians…Prevalent, Connected, and Satisfied

verfasst von: Hilit F. Mechaber, MD, Rachel B. Levine, MD, MPH, Linda Baier Manwell, MS, Marlon P. Mundt, PhD, Mark Linzer, MD, for the MEMO Investigators

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Ausgabe 3/2008

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Abstract

Objective

The health care workforce is evolving and part-time practice is increasing. The objective of this work is to determine the relationship between part-time status, workplace conditions, and physician outcomes.

Design

Minimizing error, maximizing outcome (MEMO) study surveyed generalist physicians and their patients in the upper Midwest and New York City.

Measurements and Main Results

Physician survey of stress, burnout, job satisfaction, work control, intent to leave, and organizational climate. Patient survey of satisfaction and trust. Responses compared by part-time and full-time physician status; 2-part regression analyses assessed outcomes associated with part-time status. Of 751 physicians contacted, 422 (56%) participated. Eighteen percent reported part-time status (n = 77, 31% of women, 8% of men, p < .001). Part-time physicians reported less burnout (p < .01), higher satisfaction (p < .001), and greater work control (p < .001) than full-time physicians. Intent to leave and assessments of organizational climate were similar between physician groups. A survey of 1,795 patients revealed no significant differences in satisfaction and trust between part-time and full-time physicians.

Conclusions

Part-time is a successful practice style for physicians and their patients. If favorable outcomes influence career choice, an increased demand for part-time practice is likely to occur.

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Titel: Part-Time Physicians…Prevalent, Connected, and Satisfied
verfasst von: Hilit F. Mechaber, MD
Rachel B. Levine, MD, MPH
Linda Baier Manwell, MS
Marlon P. Mundt, PhD
Mark Linzer, MD
for the MEMO Investigators
Publikationsdatum: 01.03.2008
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe 3/2008
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-008-0514-3

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