Chief Healthcare Executive November 26, 2021
Exacerbated most recently by the pandemic, physician burnout has been particularly pervasive. Prospectively tracking metrics in the electronic health record (EHR) may identify physicians at high risk of departure.
Prior to the pandemic, physician burnout was a top concern of healthcare organizations, but it has been exacerbated by the pandemic. A new study published in JAMA Network Open found tracking physician productivity and electronic health record (EHR) metrics may help identify which physicians are at a high risk of departing.
Physician replacement costs (including recruitment, lost revenue, onboarding, and time onboard new hires) have been calculated to cost as much as $1 million to the health care organization per physician departure. At the national level, this equates to about $4.6...
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