<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The main purpose of the article is to identify key criteria being used for physician appraisals and to find how communication skills of physicians are valued in those appraisals. ScienceDirect and EBSCOhost databases were used for this search. The results show that a physician appraisal is underestimated both theoretically and empirically. The particular gap exists with respect to the communication skills of physicians, which are rarely present in medical training syllabi and physician assessments. The article contributes to the theoretical discourse on physician appraisals and points out at the inconsistency between the high status of physicians as a key hospital resource on the one hand and, on the other hand, at inadequate and poorly researched assessment of their performance with a special emphasis on communication skills. The article may inspire health managers to develop and implement up-to-date assessment forms for physicians and good managerial practices in this respect in hospitals and other health care units.</p></abstract>

The main purpose of the article is to identify key criteria being used for physician appraisals and to find how communication skills of physicians are valued in those appraisals. ScienceDirect and EBSCOhost databases were used for this search. The results show that a physician appraisal is underestimated both theoretically and empirically. The particular gap exists with respect to the communication skills of physicians, which are rarely present in medical training syllabi and physician assessments. The article contributes to the theoretical discourse on physician appraisals and points out at the inconsistency between the high status of physicians as a key hospital resource on the one hand and, on the other hand, at inadequate and poorly researched assessment of their performance with a special emphasis on communication skills. The article may inspire health managers to develop and implement up-to-date assessment forms for physicians and good managerial practices in this respect in hospitals and other health care units.

Physician Appraisals: Key Challenges

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The main purpose of the article is to identify key criteria being used for physician appraisals and to find how communication skills of physicians are valued...

Physician Appraisals: Key Challenges

Published Online: Jun 23, 2017

Page range: 38 - 43

Received: Oct 10, 2016

Accepted: May 25, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/emj-2017-0012

Keywords
physician appraisal, physician assessment, communication skills

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Physician Appraisals: Key Challenges

Published Online: Jun 23, 2017

Page range: 38 - 43

Received: Oct 10, 2016

Accepted: May 25, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/emj-2017-0012

Keywordsphysician appraisal, physician assessment, communication skills

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
physician appraisal, physician assessment, communication skills