A qualitative assessment of medical assistant professional aspirations and their alignment with career ladders across three institutions

Vilendrer, Stacie; Amano, Alexis; Brown‐Johnson, Cati; Morrison, Timothy; Asch, Steve

doi:10.1186/s12875-022-01712-z

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“…By acquiring new knowledge and skills, they can perform work in the best way possible, which consequently leads to the increase in their self-esteem and overall satisfaction (Afolabi et al, 2018). For that reason, some institutions implemented career laddersclear path of professional advancement when healthcare professionals demonstrate new skills, and increase their job responsibilities (Vilendrer et al, 2022). Working environment, available medical devices, tools, equipment, and resources influence the overall quality of healthcare system.…”

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Factors That Affect Employment Decision of Future Healthcare Professionals in Serbia

Lazarević

Lukić

2023

FU Econ Org

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Rising trend of international mobility of healthcare workers, ageing population, new diseases and infections bring many challenges to the national healthcare system. Consequently, it is necessary to pay special attention to the development of the healthcare system, as well as the attraction and retention of healthcare professionals. The aim of this paper is to examine and analyze the key factors that influence the decision-making process of future healthcare professionals regarding employment. 444 participants who are studying or have finished one of the accredited study programs in the Republic of Serbia in the field of medicine participated in the empirical research in the period from 2020 to 2022. The research results showed that three key factors that future healthcare professionals value when deciding on employment are: opportunities for career advancement, opportunities for personal growth and development, and a pleasant work environment. The fourth place was taken by an interesting, significant, and challenging job, while salary is in the fifth place. The optimal functioning of the healthcare system depends on the healthcare professionals, so the obtained results are valuable for leaders, managers, and decision makers in healthcare institutions. They are well-informed to adequately prepare employee value proposition not only for the attraction of healthcare workers, but also for their retention in the long run.

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Factors That Affect Employment Decision of Future Healthcare Professionals in Serbia

Lazarević

Lukić

2023

FU Econ Org

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Partnering with non-physician team members for telehealth hypertension management, a pilot implementation and effectiveness mixed-methods evaluation of quality improvement

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Brown-Johnson,

Safaeinili

et al. 2024

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Background Treatment and control of hypertension remains suboptimal, and health systems are increasingly trying to address hypertension with strategies combining multiple interventions. Objective The purpose of this pilot study was to examine implementation outcomes and an effectiveness outcome of BP control for a quality improvement project focused on multifaceted hypertension intervention. Design, Setting, and Participants: The project was implemented at a single primary care clinic within an academic medical center. Components of the multifaceted intervention included clinical team capacity-building and a longitudinal telehealth health coaching delivered by medical assistants (MAs) and a clinical pharmacist. Approach: We assessed Proctor’s implementation outcomes of adoption, acceptability, fidelity, and feasibility and sustainability. Quantitative data included process participation and self-reported BP readings. Qualitative data originated from interviews and debriefing sessions with clinical team members. Key Results: There was a difference between the mean pre-intervention and post-intervention systolic BP (p = 0.01,n = 13). Our implementation results showed mixed adoption and acceptability. Outreach to 236 patients required to achieve goal enrollment of 30, and of those just 16 participated in health coaching. Acceptability was limited by MA stress and technology barriers. Fidelity was supported by the structured health education session, and health coaching tools and training. Feasible and potential sustainability was achieved with some barriers, primarily related to the need for additional MA training, time and resources. Opportunities exist to further promote MA engagement and training through peer learning initiatives that may also positively impact self-efficacy and empowerment. Conclusions We found a novel telehealth hypertension management pilot improved hypertension care – with minimal expanded clinic resources and no impact on primary care physician access. Redesigning care delivery to extend the primary care team to include non-physician staff such as MAs with remote patient monitoring for blood pressure and seamless integration of technology and human-components of complex interventions, can help inform future team-based care initiatives for hypertension.

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A qualitative assessment of medical assistant professional aspirations and their alignment with career ladders across three institutions

Cited by 2 publications

References 35 publications

Factors That Affect Employment Decision of Future Healthcare Professionals in Serbia

Factors That Affect Employment Decision of Future Healthcare Professionals in Serbia

Partnering with non-physician team members for telehealth hypertension management, a pilot implementation and effectiveness mixed-methods evaluation of quality improvement

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