KevinMD November 1, 2023
I completed a fellowship in quality improvement, making quality metrics an integral part of my career for the past 15 years.
At times, these metrics can be frustrating, especially when reimbursement is tied to constantly shifting targets.
Yet, health systems invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in order to improve quality metrics because Medicare mandates it.
This led me to contemplate:
What if Medicare included burnout as a quality metric?
What if health systems were obliged to measure physician burnout and implement measures to mitigate it?
What if hospital reimbursement was directly linked to physician burnout scores and turnover?
How much funding would health systems allocate to reduce burnout in that scenario?
Imagine the transformation of health care in America...
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