Exploring Overtime Utilization Patterns in Healthcare Organizations.

Area of Science:

• Healthcare Management
• Human Resources in Medicine
• Organizational Efficiency

Background:

• Controlling healthcare costs necessitates optimizing staffing, the primary organizational expense.
• Effective human resource utilization is key to improving hospital operational efficiency and financial performance.

Purpose of the Study:

• To analyze overtime utilization patterns at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center.
• To identify correlations between overtime, workload, and staff numbers.

Main Methods:

• Retrospective analysis of overtime utilization data.
• Statistical correlation analysis between overtime hours, workload metrics, and staff counts.

Main Results:

• No significant correlation was found between overtime utilization and workload (P=0.91, r=0.04).
• No significant correlation was found between overtime utilization and the number of staff (P=0.71, r=0.12).
• Varied correlations (positive, none, negative) between overtime and workload were observed across different departments.

Conclusions:

• Overtime utilization is not solely dependent on workload or staff numbers.
• Factors such as staff turnover, productivity, efficiency, competency, and training require further investigation.
• Enhanced hospital information systems are needed for comprehensive monitoring and analysis of overtime and workload.