Replacing Physicians Who Leave Due to Burnout Is Costly
Physicians who are experiencing burnout are more than twice as likely to leave their organization within 2 years, and this is associated with significant economic costs.
Physicians who are experiencing burnout are more than twice as likely to leave their organization within 2 years, and this is associated with significant economic costs.
Satisfaction was correlated with less chaos, more cohesion, better communication, and closer values alignment at work; there was no correlation with higher-quality care or fewer medical errors.
Despite growing awareness of physician burnout in recent years, the problem has continued to increase. Take a look at risk factors and consequences of physician burnout, and how to address the issue.
Reducing burnout among emergency medicine residents is essential and requires interventions at the individual level and among emergency medicine residency training programs.
Two physicians offer their opinions on June’s Legal Advisor from Clinical Advisor about a female nurse that was fired for falling asleep while on duty in a hospital.