Practice Management Knowledge Amongst Plastic Surgery Residents in Canada: A National Survey

Abstract

Business and practice management principles are critical components of healthcare provision. Business and practice management is currently undertaught in plastic surgery training programs. The objective was to assess the status of business and practice management teaching amongst plastic surgery programs in Canada. An online survey of all enrolled plastic surgery residents was conducted in 2019 to 2020. Participants were invited to rate their knowledge and confidence about core principles in business and practice management. Sixty-five out of 126 residents responded to this survey (response rate, 51.6%). Only 7.8% of participants had previous business and practice management training; 23.1% reported receiving training in business and practice management during their residency. Participants reported a low level of knowledge and confidence in business and practice management (average Likert score between 3 and 4). Participants reported a high desire for future training in business and practice management particularly in billing and coding (91.2%) and business operations (91.2%). Plastic surgery residents in Canada reported a low level of knowledge and confidence about business and practice management. They desire the inclusion of business and practice management training in future curriculum.

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Commentary on: Practice Management Knowledge Amongst Plastic Surgery Residents in Canada: A National Survey

“…In the article titled Practice Management Knowledge Amongst Plastic Surgery Residents of Canada: A National Survey, 1 the authors perform a critical survey assessing the knowledge of business and practice management’s core principles among plastic and reconstructive surgery trainees. The study assesses competency in the 9-core principles defined by Zarrabi et al 2 : healthcare marketing, business operations, human resource management, negotiation, insurance medical law, coding and billing, medical record management, finance, and accounting.…”