Becker's Healthcare August 13, 2024
Although burnout is down among healthcare professionals, its persistence still garners attention and solutions from systems.
Physician burnout fell from 53% in 2022 to 48.2% in 2023, according to a July 2024 report by the American Medical Association. Emergency medicine physicians saw the highest rates of any specialty, at 56.5% in 2023 and 62% in 2022.
Here are four methods four hospitals and health systems are using to address workforce burnout.
1. Ambient documentation
At Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham, a large share of burnout stems from documentation burdens, Rebecca Mishuris, MD, told Becker’s in July.
The hospital addressed this issue by expanding its ambient documentation program to include more than 900 physicians. Success is measured by monitoring documentation...
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