A Study on Employee Performance Appraisal System in Hospitals—With Respect to Hospitals in Vellore City

Health care system and professional has become more involved in performance management as hospitals organize to increase their effectiveness towards various growth sectors. Although they are hospital employees specialized in their health care professions, they are subject to performance appraisals because the hospitals are accountable to patients and the community for the quality of hospital services. The necessity for having a performance appraisal program in hospital is to direct the employee's performance, motivate staff and improve hospitals self esteem growth. The performance of a health care professional may be appraised by the appropriate departmental manager, by other professionals in a team or program, based on prior consistency. Appraisal approaches may vary in different ranks. They include behavioral approaches such as rating scales, peer rating, ranking or nomination and outcome approaches such as management by objectives and their achievements. Yes, professionals should give and receive timely feedback on a flexible schedule. There are various parameters to measure the efficiency and capabilities of the employee and their dedication towards the organization. Where, in this article an attempt has been made to study the Performance Appraisal systems in hospitals especially in vellore city and to offer suggestions for their growth and improvement.