More than half of physicians display signs of burnout. What are the causes of physician burnout, and what are some solutions that can be implemented at both the individual and system level?
Improving morale and reducing turnover with peer-support meetings and shared group email lists for clinicians.
The social determinants of health — and physicians’ sense of powerlessness in the face of them — seem crucially missing from the discussion of burnout.
IHI offers four lessons on how to nurture joy in the health care workforce.
Novant Health is helping physicians find meaning and thrive again through a novel program that builds self-awareness, teaches coping skills, and increases their engagement, resulting in greater fulfillment in their personal and professional lives.
The very things that motivate physicians — autonomy, mastery, and purpose — are being chipped away in the new world of medicine.
Clinician burnout is far from being eliminated at health care organizations, but leaders, frontline physicians, and nurses are joining forces to get to the roots of the crisis.
There’s a growing recognition that organizations need to redesign the way that clinical care is delivered to address the national physician burnout epidemic. Measuring rates of physician burnout is the first step.
If we recognize and address the limits of brainpower, we can become better caregivers.
What disturbs you gives you purpose.
Think big, but start small: change starts with one patient, one nurse or doctor, and one shift.
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