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Bridging Decision-Making and Bedside Realities: Understanding the Context of Administrative Harm

Hospital medicine is operating in a period of significant transformation, shaped by consolidation, evolving payment models, regulatory pressures, and increasing patient complexity. These forces influence clinical and administrative leaders alike and frame the context in which administrative decisions are made.

In this activity, we will introduce the concept of administrative harm—the adverse consequences of administrative decisions within healthcare that directly influence patient care and outcomes, professional practice, and organizational performance—and explore how system-level pressures can create distance between decision-making and frontline care. Through perspectives from operational, policy, and physician leadership, we will examine how broader forces such as reimbursement changes, payer dynamics, and organizational structures shape decisions, and how limited shared context can contribute to unintended downstream effects.
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On-Demand
Expires on Feb 19, 2029
Cost
Member: $0.00
Non-Member: $95.00
Credit Offered
1 CME Credit
1 Participation Credit
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Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, learners should be able to:
  • Clearly define administrative harm and describe its consequences for patients, professionals, and organizations.
  • Recognize how administrative decisions contribute to moral distress, burnout, and harm in everyday practice.
  • Develop a shared understanding of actionable strategies to prevent and address administrative harm within health care systems.
Description
Hospital medicine is operating in a period of significant transformation, shaped by consolidation, evolving payment models, regulatory pressures, and increasing patient complexity. These forces influence clinical and administrative leaders alike and frame the context in which administrative decisions are made.

In this activity, we will introduce the concept of administrative harm—the adverse consequences of administrative decisions within healthcare that directly influence patient care and outcomes, professional practice, and organizational performance—and explore how system-level pressures can create distance between decision-making and frontline care. Through perspectives from operational, policy, and physician leadership, we will examine how broader forces such as reimbursement changes, payer dynamics, and organizational structures shape decisions, and how limited shared context can contribute to unintended downstream effects.

Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, learners should be able to:
  • Clearly define administrative harm and describe its consequences for patients, professionals, and organizations.
  • Recognize how administrative decisions contribute to moral distress, burnout, and harm in everyday practice.
  • Develop a shared understanding of actionable strategies to prevent and address administrative harm within health care systems.
 
Faculty
  • Marisha Burden, MD, MBA, FACP, SFHM
  • Kris Gaw, MBA, COO
  • Alan Hathcock
  • Luci Leykum, MD, MBA, MSc, FACP, SFHM
Faculty Disclosures
The individuals in control of content for this activity have no relevant relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies to disclose unless listed here. Any relevant relationships were mitigated prior to the start of this activity.
Accreditation Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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