Search Tag: physician burnout
2024 02 Oct
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the medical community continues to struggle with unprecedented levels of burnout among physicians. According to a recent study by The Physicians Foundation, approximately 60% of doctors report experiencing burnout regularly—a troubling statistic that has remained consistent for four consecutive years....Read more
2024 05 Jun
Physician burnout poses a significant risk to patient safety and care quality, as highlighted by Denver Health's Chief Medical Officer, Connie Savor Price, MD, MBA. Burnout among physicians was prevalent even before the COVID-19 pandemic and saw a notable increase during the public health crisis. Addressing burnout requires multifaceted approaches,...Read more
2023 10 Oct
Physician burnout is escalating in the U.S. Authors of a recent study found that towards the end of the second year of the pandemic, more physicians experienced increased levels of emotional exhaustion and higher depersonalisation scores compared to previous years. This study, which involved 1373 physicians surveyed over three different periods,...Read more
2018 14 Feb
A number of studies have looked at physician burnout, but little is known on how prevalent this problem is amongst neurosurgeons in particular. New research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC shows that two-thirds of neurosurgeons experience burnout during training, and stressors at work are partly to blame. For this study, researchers surveyed...Read more
2016 22 Nov
Burnout is one of the most urgent problems facing healthcare management with staff under pressure from a punishing workload that can lead to depression, substance abuse, poor performance and even suicide. Mayo Clinic has released a paper suggesting nine economical strategies it has implemented to tackle this critical problem. “The reality...Read more
2016 06 Jul
The expansion of the electronic environment in healthcare is coming at a cost. According to a national study of physicians led by Mayo Clinic, the use of electronic health records (EHRs) and digital physician order entry is leading to increased professional burnout and lower job satisfaction. “Electronic health records hold great promise...Read more
2015 03 Dec
An update from a three-year study that evaluated burnout and work-life balance reveals that burnout among American physicians is worse today than it was three years earlier. The study was conducted by Mayo Clinic researchers in collaboration with the American Medical Association and the findings appear in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. “Burnout manifests...Read more