Here’s what you should know.
1. Physician burnout affects nearly half of all providers and 51 percent of anesthesiologists, according to Medscape’s “Lifestyle Report 2017.”
2. In a Health Affairs article, 10 major health system CEOs referred to burnout as a national crisis and a matter of absolute urgency.
3. Mr. Mira offered several strategies to combating burnout including:
- Acknowledging and addressing the problem
- Harnessing the power of leadership
- Developing and implementing targeted interventions
- Cultivating community at work
- Use rewards and incentives to allow physicians to pursue meaningful aspects of work
- Promote values and strengthen culture
- Promote flexibility and work-life integration
- Facilitate and fund organization science
4. Mr. Mira encourages physicians to do everything in their power to control their practice. He said reaching out to a billing and practice management vendor can often alleviate some unneeded administrative burden.
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