American Hospital Association June 25, 2019
Tackling the complex issue of clinician burnout begins by being willing to have the conversation, AHA leaders shared this past weekend at the Aspen Ideas: Health festival.
Physicians have been traditionally trained in a construct where they don’t ask for help and just power through, explained AHA Chief Medical Officer Jay Bhatt, D.O., during a roundtable on the subject. But that is changing for the better.
Burnout can affect quality, and takes a toll on clinicians both physically and psychologically. The causes are complex and varied.
“It has never been more complex to practice medicine,” said AHA Chair-elect Melinda Estes, M.D., president and CEO at Saint Luke’s Health System in Kansas City. “Everything we do every single day is measured,...
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