Family Physician Question:

☛ What’s the call schedule?
☛ How many calls and admissions do you handle on a typical call night or weekend?
☛ How is sign-out handled?
☛ Does the practice use a nurse triage system?
☛ Do you have evening or weekend office hours?
☛ What hospital(s) are you affiliated with?
☛ How is the ED covered?
☛ Are FPs welcome in the ICU/CCU at the hospital(s) where you work?
☛ What is the policy regarding prescribing narcotics and antibiotics over the telephone?
☛ Are patient charts well organized? Are they dictated or handwritten? Do they include problem and medication lists, flow sheets or other reminder forms?
☛ What are the weaknesses of your current charting system?
☛ Is the practice computerized? What are the future computerization plans?
☛ How would you describe your level of autonomy?
☛ How many patients do you see per day?
☛ Who decides how much time you spend with each patient?
☛ Do you receive appropriate feedback about performance quality?
☛ Do you receive feedback or education on billing and coding?
☛ How would you describe your relationship with the staff?
☛ What are the staff’s foremost concerns?
☛ Are you satisfied with the current compensation package?
☛ How is productivity measured?
☛ How would you characterize the pressure to produce?
☛ How would you describe the organization’s overall financial health? How is this clinic doing financially?
☛ Is any expansion, integration or corporate rearrangement currently being considered?
☛ Are you aware of any specific plans for capital improvements?
☛ How would you describe the practice's relationship with third-party payers?
☛ Is the administration responsive to your concerns?