Becker's Healthcare February 3, 2023
Burnout in the healthcare workforce isn’t going away, but some payers are finding ways to help.
A recent Medscape report found 53 percent of physicians report feeling burnout, and 23 percent reported experiencing depression.
As challenges persist, some payers are supporting the provider workforce, through investments and simplifying the administrative workloads many providers face.
Investing in workforces
In December, the UnitedHealth Foundation said it would put $3.1 million into an initiative to support nurses experiencing burnout.
Mary Jo Jerde, BSN, RN, senior vice president and leader of the center for clinician advancement at UnitedHealth Group, said the pilot program is aimed at tackling the systemic causes of burnout.
Ms. Jerde told Becker’s the initiative...
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