Medical Economics September 28, 2021
Physician well-being has taken a beating throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leaders of the American College of Physicians (ACP) are calling for employers to provide tactical support to physicians in order to protect their well-being and continue to provide care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to a news release, the call to action is contained in the ideas and opinions article titled “Getting Through COVID-19: Keeping Clinicians in the Workforce” published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
The authors say that employers must do more than suggesting stress reduction activities like yoga or meditation and adopt a variety of recommendations. Every health system, hospital, and clinical practice must consider different options along with their frontline staff to decide what would be...