Surgeons, reviewers happy with 360-degree evaluations
The use of 360-degree evaluations can provide a practical, systematic, and subjectively-accurate assessment of surgeon performance without undue reviewer burden, says an article in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. The article discusses a study in which eight hospitals with a common Code of Excellence used 360-degree evaluations on 385 surgeons across a variety of specialties. After the evaluations were conducted, surgeons, department heads, and reviewers completed a survey about the process. Eighty seven percent of surgeons agreed that reviewers provided accurate feedback. Similarly, 80% of department heads felt the feedback accurately reflected performance of surgeons within their department. Seventy percent of reviewers felt the evaluation process was valuable with 82% willing to participate in future 360-degree reviews.