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. 2014 Mar-Apr;27(2):219-28.
doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2014.02.120338.

Organizational culture associated with provider satisfaction

Debra L Scammon  1 , Jennifer Tabler, Kimberly Brunisholz, Lisa H Gren, Jaewhan Kim, Andrada Tomoaia-Cotisel, Julie Day, Timothy W Farrell, Norman J Waitzman, Michael K Magill
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Organizational culture associated with provider satisfaction

Debra L Scammon et al. J Am Board Fam Med. 2014 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Background: Organizational culture is key to the successful implementation of major improvement strategies. Transformation to a patient-centered medical home (PCHM) is such an improvement strategy, requiring a shift from provider-centric care to team-based care. Because this shift may impact provider satisfaction, it is important to understand the relationship between provider satisfaction and organizational culture, specifically in the context of practices that have transformed to a PCMH model.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of surveys conducted in 2011 among providers and staff in 10 primary care clinics implementing their version of a PCMH: Care by Design. Measures included the Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument and the American Medical Group Association provider satisfaction survey.

Results: Providers were most satisfied with quality of care (mean, 4.14; scale of 1-5) and interactions with patients (mean, 4.12) and were least satisfied with time spent working (mean, 3.47), paperwork (mean, 3.45), and compensation (mean, 3.35). Culture profiles differed across clinics, with family/clan and hierarchical cultures the most common. Significant correlations (P ≤ .05) between provider satisfaction and clinic culture archetypes included family/clan culture negatively correlated with administrative work; entrepreneurial culture positively correlated with the Time Spent Working dimension; market/rational culture positively correlated with how practices were facing economic and strategic challenges; and hierarchical culture negatively correlated with the Relationships with Staff and Resource dimensions.

Conclusions: Provider satisfaction is an important metric for assessing experiences with features of a PCMH model. Identification of clinic-specific culture archetypes and archetype associations with provider satisfaction can help inform practice redesign. Attention to effective methods for changing organizational culture is recommended.

Keywords: Cross-Sectional Studies; Medical Home; Organizational Culture; Patient-Centered Care; Practice Management; Problem Solving.

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Description of the four culture archetypes within the Competing Values Framework for Organizational Culture adapted from Cameron & Quinn.
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The organizational culture profiles of the 10 Community Clinics. Each colored trapezoid represents a single clinic.
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