Task shifting of medical office works: A preliminary questionnaire survey for generalists

Autor: Yuki Otsuka, Hideharu Hagiya, Naruhiko Sunada, Fumio Otsuka
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of General and Family Medicine, Vol 24, Iss 5, Pp 317-319 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2189-7948
DOI: 10.1002/jgf2.641
Popis: Abstract To reduce physician burden, task shifting of clerical work from physicians to medical assistants is being promoted; however, it depends on hospitals. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 40 general physicians at Okayama University Hospital in December 2022 to investigate physicians' preferences toward task shifting. Compared to other tasks, most physicians thought that ordering examinations (14, 47%), replying to referral letters (19, 63%), and prescriptions (21, 70%) and medical record entries (22, 73%) should not be task shifted. Physicians' controversial opinions on task shifting maybe the reason behind the slow progress in task shifting.
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