title: Case study: using control charts to track physician productivity.
abstract: Learn how control charts are being used to gauge physician productivity in a Shriners hospital in Kentucky. The charts provide a fair and accurate analysis that doctors appreciate.
authors.affiliation: Shriners Hospitals for Children, Tampa, FL, USA. dlighter@shrinenet.org
authors.forename: Donald E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Lighter
authors.forename: Chester M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Tylkowski
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns; D004526:Efficiency; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal / Q000379:methods*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D008485:Medical Audit; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D009985:Orthopedics; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries