Class Surveys

We recommend conducting pre- and post-surveys to evaluate student awareness of HVC. This baseline information can help tailor your discussion according to student needs and knowledge level.

Suggested questions:

  • What is your SOM clinical exposure?

    • I have not done rotations and don't have much clinical exposure

    • A few weeks of rotations before they pulled the plug on rotations

    • Completed or pretty much completed all rotations

    • I have clinical experience outside of the SOM curriculum (nurse, scribe, medical assistant, physician shadowing, etc.)

  • What specialty are you most interested? Feel free to put more than one. [Open-ended response]

  • How familiar are you with high value medical care? [Open-ended response]

  • Approximately what percentage of healthcare is estimated to be overuse?

    • 5%

    • 10%

    • 30%

    • 45%

  • What is estimate to be the largest contributor to healthcare waste?

    • Fraud

    • Exorbitant prices

    • Executive and physician salaries

    • Unnecessary services

    • Administrative error

  • Physicians have a responsibility to reduce healthcare costs.

    • No responsibility

    • Some responsibility

    • Major responsibility

  • Physicians should try NOT to think about the cost to the healthcare system when making treatment decisions.

    • Strongly disagree

    • Disagree

    • Agre

    • Strongly agree

  • The cost of a test or medication is only important if the patient has to pay for it out-of-pocket.

    • Strongly disagree

    • Disagree

    • Agree

    • Strongly agree

  • Physicians who consider cost in their clinical decisions are NOT providing optimal care to their patients.

    • Strongly disagree

    • Disagree

    • Agree

    • Strongly agree

  • I have the power to address the economic healthcare crisis.

    • Strongly disagree

    • Disagree

    • Agree

    • Strongly agree

  • I would be comfortable discussing the costs of medications with patients.

    • Very uncomfortable

    • Uncomfortable

    • Comfortable

    • Very comfortable

  • I would be comfortable initiating a discussion about unnecessary tests or treatments with my team.

    • Very uncomfortable

    • Uncomfortable

    • Comfortable

    • Very comfortable

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