Teamwork Culture and Patient Satisfaction in Hospitals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9104045 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Meterko (0000-0002-2818-8725, corresponding author), David C Mohr (0000-0002-5443-7596, VA Boston Healthcare System, corresponding author), Gary J Young (0000-0002-4223-9971, Boston University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 492-498 |
| Publication date | 2004-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/01.mlr.0000124389.58422.b2 |
| PMID | 15083111 |
| OpenAlex | W2015434138 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 10 |
BACKGROUND: A growing line of research indicates a positive relationship between a healthcare organization's culture and various performance measures. In these studies, a key cultural characteristic is the emphasis placed on teamwork. None of the studies, however, have examined teamwork culture relative to patient satisfaction, which is now 1 of the most widely used performance measures for healthcare organizations. OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the relationship between teamwork culture of hospitals and patient reports of their satisfaction with the care they received. METHODS: The study setting was the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs. The study sample consisted of 125 VHA hospitals for which independent and valid sources of data for culture and patient satisfaction were obtained. Each hospital's culture was assessed relative to 4 dimensions: teamwork, entrepreneurial, bureaucratic, and rational. Patient satisfaction data were available for both inpatient and outpatient settings. RESULTS: Results from multivariate regression analyses indicated a significant and positive relation between teamwork culture and patient satisfaction for inpatient care, and a significant and negative relation between bureaucratic culture and patient satisfaction for inpatient care. Additional analyses revealed an almost 1 standard deviation difference in patient satisfaction scores between hospitals in the top third and bottom third of the distribution for the teamwork culture measure. CONCLUSION: Study results suggest that hospitals and possibly other healthcare organizations should strive to develop a culture emphasizing teamwork and deemphasizing those aspects of bureaucracy that are not essential to assuring efficiency and quality care
Bureaucracy · Health care · Job satisfaction · Organizational culture · Patient satisfaction · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Quality (philosophy) · Teamwork · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Medicine · Nursing · Patient Safety and Medication Errors · Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 21 |
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| Citations per year | 1,05 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |