Scientific Publications

At Atalan, science is more than just a foundation—it’s our driving force and the center of everything we do. Our approach, products, and trainings are deeply rooted in both existing scientific literature and our original research. We integrate labor economics, machine learning, clinical psychology, and clinical expertise to develop innovative tools that enhance clinician well-being and retention. On this page, you’ll find our latest scientific papers, offering valuable insights for the healthcare industry.

Who's Not Talking? Nonresponse Bias in Healthcare Employee Surveys

C. Aubrey Rhodes, PhD; Xi Hu, PhD; Richard B. Freeman, PhD; Ridhika Agrawal, MSC;
Elizabeth Cherot, MD; Thomas S. Dardarian, DO; Stephanie Gottsch, MPH, MBA; Tiffany Chan, MA, Bart Blackburn, PhD

Discover key insights in our latest paper: 

– Advanced practitioners under retirement age were found to be 11.67 times more likely to leave their positions in the quarter following the survey compared to their responding counterparts.

– Physicians under retirement age were found to be 5.14 times more likely to leave their positions two quarters post-survey relative to respondents.

– Non-responding advanced practitioners and physicians show a 27% and 14% decrease in Relative Value Units (RVU) compared to respondents.

Beyond Burnout: from Measuring to Forecasting

Blackburn, B., Chan, T., Freeman R., Hu, X., Rhodes, A. (2023). The Impact of Survey Non-response Bias on Estimates of Provider Well-being. NBER Working Paper Series. Forthcoming.

Key Insights: 

– Instead of relying on national averages, calculate the costs of clinician burnout that is specific to your organization, by leveraging existing operational data within your organization.

– Discover higher per-clinician costs by accounting for hidden and long-term impact of burnout, such as productivity on-ramping for replacement clinician.

– Forecast clinician turnover and productivity for the next 12 months with an early warning mechanism.

– A framework to aid dynamic budgeting and resourcing for burnout interventions, aided by precise cost estimates

OUR WORK HAS BEEN SHARED WITH MAJOR NATIONAL CONFERENCES.

Published in
National Bureau of Economic Research

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