Clinician experience of care for leading better value care initiatives

Clinician Experience of Care for Leading Better Value Care Initiatives: Musculoskeletal (Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis, High Risk Foot, Renal Supportive Care, Falls in Hospitals Initiatives).

This project is funded by the NSW Ministry of Health.

Project team members

Professor Reema Harrison	Professor Rebecca Mitchell
Dr Maryam Sina Research Fellow	Dr Ramya Walsan Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Louise Ellis Senior Research Fellow
Project contact: Professor Reema Harrison

Project main description

This project is funded by NSW Ministry of Health to evaluate clinician's experiences in implementing Leading Better Value Care (LBVC) initiatives within the Musculoskeletal field in NSW. This project involves the development and administration of a specialised survey to all pertinent LBVC clinicians, ensuring cohort-specific disaggregation. The survey will gather data across four domains: quality of care, interprofessional collaboration, psychological safety, and clinician engagement. Subsequently, the gathered data will undergo comprehensive analysis and reporting.

Aims

To collect survey data from clinicians about their experiences of providing care in the eligible LBVC musculoskeletal initiatives.

Design and method

A Qualtrics-administered survey will be distributed to all clinicians who are employed in LBVC musculoskeletal initiatives via the NSW Ministry of Health. Invitations will be delivered via email with an embedded survey link which will allow interested clinicians to participate anonymously and confidentially online. A minimum sample size of 100 will be recruited, representing a range of professional groups and service delivery contexts. Following survey closure, data will be securely downloaded, stored on Macquarie University's OneDrive, and analysed using Stata or SAS software. Frequencies and clinician experience outcomes on the four domains in the 10-item instrument will be reported. Between-group comparisons will enable understanding of variations in clinician experience between professions and services.

Benefits

The project will enhance our understanding of musculoskeletal clinicians' overall experience of delivering LBVC initiatives, particularly in the realms of quality of care, interprofessional collaboration, psychological safety, and clinician engagement. Additionally, it will illuminate potential disparities in experiences across diverse professional groups and services.