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Medical Staff metrics and KPIs

What are Medical Staff metrics?

Finding the right Medical Staff metrics can be daunting, especially when you're busy working on your day-to-day tasks. This is why we've curated a list of examples for your inspiration.

Copy these examples into your preferred tool, or adopt Tability to ensure you remain accountable.

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Examples of Medical Staff metrics and KPIs

Metrics for History and Physical Completion

  • 1. Completion Rate

    The percentage of history and physical exams completed within 24 hours of patient admission

    What good looks like for this metric: 90-95%

    Ideas to improve this metric
    • Implement a reminder system for staff
    • Introduce electronic health record alerts
    • Provide training for efficient documentation
    • Increase staffing during peak admission times
    • Encourage early initiation of assessments

  • 2. Average Completion Time

    The average time taken to complete history and physical exams after patient admission

    What good looks like for this metric: Under 24 hours

    Ideas to improve this metric
    • Streamline documentation processes
    • Utilise checklists for thoroughness and speed
    • Cross-train staff for flexibility
    • Optimise patient flow and prioritisation
    • Regularly review and address bottlenecks

  • 3. Staff Compliance Rate

    The percentage of staff adhering to the completion protocol for history and physical exams

    What good looks like for this metric: Above 90%

    Ideas to improve this metric
    • Conduct routine compliance audits
    • Offer incentives for high compliance
    • Provide feedback on performance
    • Strengthen compliance policies
    • Ensure clarity in protocols and guidelines

  • 4. Patient Outcome Correlation

    The link between timely completion of history and physical exams and patient outcomes

    What good looks like for this metric: Positive correlation

    Ideas to improve this metric
    • Analyse correlations with patient recovery times
    • Adjust practices based on outcome data
    • Focus on accuracy and completeness in assessments
    • Regularly reassess assessment procedures
    • Align protocols with best practices

  • 5. Error Rate in Documentation

    The frequency of errors found in the completed history and physical exams

    What good looks like for this metric: Below 5%

    Ideas to improve this metric
    • Enhance staff training on documentation
    • Introduce a peer review process
    • Use electronic templates to minimise errors
    • Implement regular quality checks
    • Increase awareness of common documentation errors
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Tracking your Medical Staff metrics

Having a plan is one thing, sticking to it is another.

Don't fall into the set-and-forget trap. It is important to adopt a weekly check-in process to keep your strategy agile – otherwise this is nothing more than a reporting exercise.

A tool like Tability can also help you by combining AI and goal-setting to keep you on track.

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Planning resources

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