Burnout

An effective patient experience starts with focusing on staff satisfaction.

Are people are actually taking effective action to address the problem of burnout?

Physicians study how to heal patients. But they also need to learn how to grieve their loss.

New research is studying the effects of stress and long hours on physician intern health, and it’s changing their DNA.

As summer draws to a close, take stock of your career and make sure you are living the life you want.

It's summertime and that means finding the perfect work-beach balance. 

Though traditional fee-for-service reimbursement is tied to volume, quality patient care can’t be increased by simply adding more appointments. 

It’s good to seek professional help and try coping strategies when you’re feeling burned out. But if those don’t work, then it might be time to consider prioritizing yourself and walking away from your job.

EHR interoperability is a great idea in theory, but the reality leaves much to be desired.

“Probably one of the best decision's that I made, which has allowed me to continue to enjoy medical practice, was borne out of necessity.”

Oncologist Kamal Malaker unexpectedly found himself in need of heart surgery. The experience changed the way he practices medicine.

Here are some of the root causes and potential solutions for physician burnout.

Physicians are people, too. They need a way to relax after a hard day’s work. Twelve of them have found a way to unwind: in front of a crowd, by playing cover songs, and raising money for charitable causes.

The quality of patient care depends on high-functioning providers. The increasing trend and data confirming the negative impact of physicians’ ill health on patient care means that the healthcare industry must search for answers - now.

One antidote to physician burnout is to focus on increasing happiness and work satisfaction.

In this day and age, no matter how well you plan your day or efficiently execute your tasks, things can go awry.

As a growing number of healthcare providers are feeling burned out, two physicians have found a way to recharge through music.

Re-energize your desire to practice medicine through international medical missions.

It's not just for cell phones. 

Reduce your risk of burnout by adding physician assistants to help you carry the load.

The ongoing battle to get patients the treatments they need is a major contributor to physician burnout.

Burnout is not about broken doctors and nurses. It is about a broken system.

The leading cause of physician burnout also puts patients at risk of medical errors, the third leading cause of death in the United States.

The drivers of burnout are too numerous and complex for any individual physician to address alone. But there are steps physicians can take to reduce their stress levels and improve their cognitive functioning and well-being.

Computerized records are not going away, so it is imperative to develop strategies to mitigate and cope with the stress EHRs are causing-for physicians and for patients.