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Quadrigia and Productivity.

John Ingraham¹

¹1 The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA.

Hand (New York, N.Y.)

|June 24, 2017

Summary

Financial productivity in academic surgery is crucial but must be balanced with patient safety, excellent outcomes, education, and patient feedback. Overemphasis on revenue can negatively impact a healthy surgical practice.

Area of Science:

Academic Surgery
Medical Practice Management
Healthcare Economics

Background:

Financial productivity is a key performance indicator in academic surgery.
However, it is only one component of a comprehensive, healthy surgical practice.

Discussion:

This editorial examines the critical balance between financial goals and other vital aspects of surgical practice.
It highlights the potential risks of prioritizing revenue generation over other essential elements.

Key Insights:

A healthy academic surgical practice requires balancing financial productivity with patient safety.
Excellent patient outcomes, effective resident and medical student education, and positive patient feedback are equally important.
Overemphasis on revenue can compromise these other critical areas.

Keywords:

efficiency productivity quadrigia surgeons

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