Eric Topol July 30, 2024
Wheels In — Intro + Opening Thoughts
Are we ignoring a key component of healthcare innovation: physician experience? Attrition is a growing concern among frontline healthcare workers. Many are leaving the field at a time when we’re already facing doctor shortages. Burnout has been blamed on many factors: moral injury, loss of autonomy, EMRs, increasing administrative burden, and constant insurance hassles (i.e., prior authorization, utilization review, and declining reimbursement). While many proposed solutions allow doctors to “practice at the top of their license,” reality rings hollow. Too many fixes aim to subvert doctors, not help them. Is healthcare innovation elevating the doctor’s experience or leaving clinicians behind?
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