Breaking the Culture of Mental Health Stigma: The Challenges Physicians Face When Seeking Help
Research is clear: Many physicians are struggling but they don’t always feel comfortable speaking up.
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Interns’ Schedule Takes Toll on Sleep, Physical Activity, Mood
Researchers evaluated how the residency experience affects sleep, physical activity, and mood among 33 first-year residents.
Lean Approach May Help Tackle Burnout in Health Care Providers
The Lean approach, which emphasizes reducing waste and improving customer value by focusing on the big picture, can be used to address physician burnout.
Addressing Clinician Burnout at the Institutional Level
Investigators believe the National Academy of Medicine represents one of the best organizations to take on the role of coordinating and synthesizing ongoing efforts and to facilitate collective action for greater progress in fighting burnout.
Improving Physician Engagement With Three-Pronged Approach
One practice implemented a three-pronged approach to improve physician engagement, which increased the number of employees who reported being fully engaged from 17.5% to 40% within a year and a half.
How Artificial Intelligence May Reduce Physician Burnout
Artificial intelligence, in which computers can be trained to recognize patterns in large quantities of data, may be able to reduce physicians’ burdens, saving them time and energy.
Factor Underlying High Prevalence of Physician Burnout
Burnout is prevalent among physicians, affecting over one-third of physicians in a single health system, and is associated with health care delivery.
Physician Suicides: A Public Health Crisis
Suicide among physicians is a staggering public health crisis that has gone largely ignored; one physician shares his insight.
New Online Tools, Resources by AMA Seek to Address Physician Burnout at Systems Level
Tools and resources have been developed to help address physician burnout at the systems level, which may affect more than half of doctors.
Reasons Why Many Physicians With Influenza-Like Symptoms Continue to Work
Physicians fear financial penalties associated with missing work when ill, as well as pressure from administrators.
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