Medical Economics September 5, 2021
A new study suggests that reducing burnout requires an organization-level response — creating medical practice cultures that value qualities such as teamwork, open communications and process improvement.
Efforts to combat physician burnout usually focus on individual doctors through programs aimed at building resiliency and dealing with stress resulting from systemic factors such as heavy workloads and loss of individual autonomy. But a new study suggests that reducing burnout requires an organization-level response — creating medical practice cultures that value qualities such as teamwork, open communications and process improvement.
To learn more about the study and its implications for reducing burnout, Medical Economics® spoke with lead author Samuel Edwards, M.D., who is an assistant professor of medicine at Oregon Health &...
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