Becker's Healthcare May 2, 2018
Clinician burnout is one of the most important issues facing healthcare leaders today, though executives are more optimistic than clinicians that burnout conditions will improve, according to a recent survey published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Stephen Swensen, MD, medical director for professionalism and peer support of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare; Steven Strongwater, MD, president and CEO of Newton, Mass.-based Atrius Health; and Namita Seth Mohta, MD, clinical editor for NEJM Catalyst, conducted an online survey of 703 members of the NEJM Catalyst Insights Council, which comprises healthcare executives, clinical leaders and clinicians, about clinician burnout in September 2017.
Here are five insights from the survey.
1. Thirty-five percent of respondents considered clinician burnout a serious problem,...
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