MedPage Today March 3, 2019
-New data suggest ‘modest improvement’
The rate of physician burnout has eased over the past three years but remains at an alarming level, according to new research.
Physician burnout, which includes emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, has been linked to decreases in patient safety, professionalism, and patient satisfaction. Electronic health records, which have increased administrative burdens on physicians and reduced the amount of time they spend with patients, have been cited as a primary cause of physician burnout.
The new research, which was published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, found that the country’s physician burnout rate dropped 10.5 percentage points, from 54.4% in 2014 to 43.9% in 2017. The rate had been 45.5% in 2011.
The improvement is a positive...
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