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Use of Productivity and Financial Indicators for Monitoring Performance in Academic Radiology Departments: U.S. Nationwide Survey¹

¹ From the Radiology Management Group, Department of Radiology (S.O.P., J.G.B., K.H.Z., E.N., I.E.G., P.R.R.), and Department of Hospital Administration (S.O.P.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, One Brigham Circle, 1620 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02115; and Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (K.H.Z.). Received March 9, 2004; revision requested May 20; revision received October 1; accepted November 4. Address correspondence to S.O.P. e-mail: sondateguiparra{at}partners.org).

View larger version (19K): [in a new window]   Figure 1. Relative frequencies of financial indicators that are monitored monthly or quarterly. Graph shows numbers of surveyed departments that monitored the various financial indicators monthly or quarterly. A greater number of departments monitored each indicator monthly rather than quarterly.

View larger version (17K): [in a new window]   Figure 2. Means and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of time spent monitoring productivity indicators. Graph shows average numbers of hours per week, and corresponding 95% confidence intervals, required by the departments to monitor productivity indicators, presented according to hospital location. Regional locations are as follows: 1 = Pacific, 2 = Southwest, 3 = Midwest, 4 = Northeast, 5 = South.