Medical Economics December 31, 2024
Key Takeaways
- Physician burnout is exacerbated by the growth of hospitals into larger corporate entities, impacting healthcare delivery.
- The changing business climate has significant implications for both physicians and patients, as highlighted by The Physicians Foundation 2024 survey.
- Potential solutions to improve the American healthcare system are explored, focusing on addressing the business environment’s role in physician burnout.
Physicians Foundation examined how doctors feel about business environment in health care.
Physicians Foundation President Gary Price, MD, MBA, introduces the most current annual survey of physicians and medical students across the nation. For 2024, there was a new twist: questions and concerns about consolidation across the U.S. health care system.
Worker burnout has been problematic for years...