2 ways to reduce primary care physician burnout

Becker's Healthcare November 11, 2024
Mariah Taylor

A recent study identified two factors that can reduce primary care physician burnout — and neither involves additional training or value-based compensation.

The study, published Nov. 5 in JAMA Network Open, surveyed 10,513 family physicians about burnout using the American Board of Family Medicine’s continuous certification questionnaire between Dec. 1, 2016, and Oct. 24, 2023.

The study found that more time spent on EHR activities at home is associated with greater burnout. For every eight hours of patient-scheduled time, primary care physicians spend more than seven hours on EHR tasks, according to a Nov. 5 editorial.

Here are four factors that contribute to or reduce physician burnout:

• Appropriate time spent on EHR at home...

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