Healthcare Finance News May 22, 2018
Even necessary distractions from treating patients, which happen as often as 10 times every hour, trigger stress for doctors and nurses alike.
Physicians and nurses report a high level of stress associated with interruptions from texts, alerts, alarms, pages and phone calls, all having to do with work but disruptive to patient care.
The research of 150 clinical and IT professionals, in fact, shows that 82 percent feel these interruptions contribute to stress and burnout.
Hospitals should pay attention because stress can lead to burnout and physician and nurse turnover. The resulting expenses are compounded by well-known physician and nurse shortages amid competition to fill positions.
The survey was conducted by HIMSS Analytics, which is associated with HIMSS, the parent...
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