MedCity News January 19, 2024
The psychiatric collaborative care model offers an opportunity to mitigate burnout by reducing the burden placed on primary care providers (PCPs) and more effectively supporting their patients with behavioral health needs.
Burnout is quickly becoming a health crisis for providers and patients, according to the American Medical Association. A Mayo Clinic study highlighted alarming trends in physician burnout: 62% of physicians had at least one symptom of burnout in 2021 compared to 39% during the prior year, and organizations across the country have seen little improvement since. Amidst a nationwide provider shortage, understanding burnout and developing effective, achievable solutions are key to helping clinicians have more time to do what they do best – provide clinical care for their patients.
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