HealthsystemCIO.com December 4, 2025
Clinician turnover is increasingly tied to frustration with organizational leadership and the EHR environment, and targeted EHR improvements are now persuading some at-risk physicians and nurses to stay, according to a new KLAS Arch Collaborative impact report on clinician turnover.
The findings link workforce instability to mission outcomes: patient experience, quality of care, financial performance, and strategic growth. KLAS notes that burnout rates have eased since pandemic peaks, yet a projected global shortage of 11 million health workers by 2030, combined with high replacement costs—about $52,350 per nurse and up to $1,000,000 per physician—means every departure carries substantial risk.
Outside personal factors such as retirement or career moves, dissatisfaction with organizational leadership stands as the top reason at-risk clinicians say...







