NEJM October 21, 2020
Summary
Multiple factors are forcing change in all aspects of health care delivery — not only Covid-19, but also patient demands, clinician burnout, technology advances, regulation, and more.
After an initial phase when the Covid-19 pandemic eclipsed all other aspects of health care, other critically important components have resurfaced. This sixth issue of NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery features in-depth research and findings on clinician wellness, organizational culture, the process of innovation, specialty care, data management, and artificial intelligence/machine learning, as well as a look at how health care professionals view the upcoming presidential election in the United States.
Clinician burnout was a crisis before the pandemic and continues to be at the forefront of concerns...