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Don’t assume work is sole burnout determinant
February 1, 2017
Physician burnout is almost always linked to issues at work. Blame is placed on added duties piled onto a to-do list that barely makes enough time for prolonged patient interaction in the first place. Fault is laid upon the hours and hours per week – or even per day – wasted on cumbe...
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Hot-button issue: physician burnout
February 1, 2017
As research validates and offers solutions, hospitalist groups can work harder – and smarter – to prevent and treat physician burnout.
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Addressing Hospitalist Burnout with Mindfulness
September 29, 2016
Hospitalists are especially prone to stress and burnout, according to an abstract published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine
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Research Shows Link Between EHR and Physician Burnout
April 28, 2016
Hospitalists’ struggles with the promise and pitfalls of the electronic health record (EHR) can also impinge on their personal satisfaction with their jobs.
The EHR has been identified as a major contributor to physician burnout.
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HM16 AUDIO: Jordan Romano Discusses Getting Published, Hospitalist Burnout
April 11, 2016
Jordan Romano, DO, a hospitalist at Massachusetts General Hospital, talks about lessons gleaned at HM16 on the importance of taking small steps toward your goals of getting published and how burnout can be relative.
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HM16 Q&A: How Can Hospitalists Avoid Burnout?
April 5, 2016
Robert Wachter, MD, MHM, chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of California San Francisco, in his annual address touched on some of the challenges for hospital medicine at the 20-year mark.
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Electronic Health Records Key Driver of Physician Burnout
December 1, 2015
Half of U.S. physicians are experiencing some of the symptoms of burnout, with even higher rates for general internists.
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AMA’s Christine Sinsky, MD, Explains EHR’s Contribution to Physician Burnout
October 23, 2015
Half of U.S. physicians are experiencing some of the symptoms of burnout, with even higher rates for general internists.
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Letter to the Editor: Locum Tenens Helps Avoid Burnout in Hospital Medicine
October 6, 2015
At the end of residency, like many of us, I was offered an impressive number of jobs as both a hospitalist and an outpatient internist.
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PHM15: Physical Burnout for Hospitalists
- David M. Pressel, MD, PhD
July 31, 2015
Presenters: Allison Ballantine and Lisa Zaoutis
Physician burnout can be thought of as similar to water level in a reservoir during a drought – there is an imbalance between usage and replenishment. This leads to physician exhaustion, cynicism, and inefficiency.