Healthcare IT Today October 12, 2023
Colin Hung

Dichotomy of Healthcare

Dr. Zeev Neuwirth opened the 2023 American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA23) conference and spoke about the dichotomy of healthcare. He shared with the audience that is simultaneously frustrated at and excited by our industry.

On the frustrating side, clinicians have more regulations, financial uncertainty, and workload to deal with than ever before. These pressures are leading to an increase in moral injury (Dr Neuwirth’s preferred term for burnout) which is resulting in more clinicians leaving the profession. Dr. Neuwirth shared an especially poignant story of a colleague who took his own life, in part, due to these pressures.

On the exciting side, medical and technological advancements are happening faster than ever. mRNA vaccines, ambient voice scribes,...

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