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Genetic counselor workflow study: The times are they a-changin'?

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JOURNAL OF GENETIC COUNSELING
卷 28, 期 1, 页码 130-140

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1041

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clinical genetics; genetic counseling; service access; time analysis; workflow

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  1. Wayne State University Genetic Counseling Graduate Program

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Genetic services have historically been time and labor intensive. Little information is known about the proportion of time genetic counselors (GCs) spend face-to-face with patients in comparison to the time spent on patient-related activities (PRA). We aimed to perform a real-time workflow study of GCs representing multiple clinics and specialties. We developed an electronic collection tool formatted in 15-min increments for real-time documentation of how the GC spent his/her time throughout the workday for one full week, based on a defined task list. Participants were Michigan GCs recruited via email solicitation. Sixteen of an estimated 70 patient-facing GCs (23%) representing prenatal, cancer, adult, and pediatric genetics took part by completing a demographic survey and the workflow study. The GCs reported spending approximately 20% of their time face-to-face with patients, 64% on PRA including case preparation, follow-up, and administrative tasks, and 16% on tasks unrelated to direct patient care. They saw a mean of 10 patients/week with a mean session length of 47min. Approximately 3hr of PRA were performed for the 0.78hr (47min) of face-to-face time with a patient. The most time-consuming task in the PRA category was letter writing. Identifying strategies to reduce the amount of time spent on PRA could increase the amount of available time GCs have to spend on providing face-to-face services and subsequently, the number of patients seen. Such efforts are critical to help meet the growing demand for genetic counseling services.

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