A mission-based reporting system applied to an academic pathology department

Abstract

We report how data from the UCDavis mission-based reporting system (MBR) can be used to define contributions for each division within a Department of Pathology based on faculty rank and series, and to evaluate whether these contributions are in alignment with the missions of the department and the goals of the School's leadership. MBR summary reports were generated for each The Department of Pathology's average contribution to both the Teaching and Clinical Service missions was less than the School's average. We conclude that MBR data creates unique profiles for divisions and the department and enables interdepartmental comparisons that would not be possible by other means.Within the context of our own school, the present analysis illustrates that the 3 Department of Pathology is fulfilling the expectations of the School's leadership.In a more general sense, these profiles allow appropriate monitoring of the workforce, funds flow analysis, allocation of resources, and strategic planning in an academic medical center.4

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“…As we undertook the development of our PVU database, we found that, in 2003, there was a paucity of information relative to pathology. At that time Howell et al [1,2] had described the use of Web-based forms developed by their health system to enter data with algorithms to calculate effort; however, their study was based almost entirely on self-reporting estimates by faculty, which were then quality controlled by the chair. In addition, the data entry fields were not pathology-specific.…”

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