Q : How do I know this program is likely to help me?
A :
Consider asking several individuals to answer the following questions.
This questionnaire is applicable to organizations of all sizes. Individuals should substitute the words ‘individual’ or ‘my’ for ‘organization’ or ‘physician’ when completing the questions.
Questions that do not pertain to a particular situation should be omitted and will not impact the final result.
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1) Rate the physician leadership of your organization.
(Poor) 1 2 3 4 5 (Excellent)
2) Rate the non-physician leadership of your organization.
(Poor) 1 2 3 4 5 (Excellent)
3) Is the physician and non-physician leadership of your healthcare organization an effective partnership? How strong?
(Weak) 1 2 3 4 5 (Strong)
4) Do these groups work together to continuously increase the quality, safety and scope of the services that you provide?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
5) Does your organization obtain maximum benefit from its Physician Leaders?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
6) Are your physician leaders performing to your expectations?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
7) Do your physician leaders understand and agree with their roles as defined by your organization?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
8) Are your physician medical directors a necessary evil or a force for moving your organization forward?
(Evil) 1 2 3 4 5 (Positive)
9) Will your physician leadership and your nursing and administrative leadership answer these questions in the same way?
(Unlikely) 1 2 3 4 5 (Probably)
10) Do you provide adequate educational and support services for your physicians as they move into administrative or leadership roles?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
11)Have you defined any learning needs for individuals changing roles and/or any assessment tools to plan development?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
12) Do your physician leaders know what they don’t know?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
13) Are they willing to learn?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
14) Does your administrative and medical staff leadership agree on selection criteria, job descriptions and assessment procedures for physician leaders?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
15) Are there bylaws or medical staff policies and procedures that confer authority on one group or the other?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
16) Do all parties agree about legitimate authority?
(Disagree) 1 2 3 4 5 (Agree)
17) If not, are these issues addressed and resolved?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
18) Do multidisciplinary teams, including physicians, function optimally in your organization?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
19)Is it possible for non-physicians to lead teams including physicians in your organization?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
20) Should it be possible for non-physicians to lead multi-disciplinary teams?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
Total Points: __________
Divided by
Questions Answered:_________
Equals
Average Score:_____________
> 4.4- Congratulations- You or your organization are doing well.
< 4.4- Consider calling DRD Healthcare Consulting, Inc.
Disparity between the responses of different groups or individuals as well as a total average score less than 4.4 suggests that DRD consultative services would be useful to your organization and provide a substantial Return on
Investment.