Healthcare IT News October 18, 2021
Kat Jercich

Providers report burnout and compassion fatigue amidst the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, especially regarding conversations with vaccine-hesitant patients.

A survey published by the Larry A. Green Center and the Primary Care Collective found that telemedicine has been vital to maintaining patient access to services for almost two-thirds of primary care clinicians – and many providers worry what will happen if pre-pandemic regulations are restored.

According to the survey, which drew on answers from 1,263 respondents from nearly every state, the pressures of providing care amidst COVID-19 have continued to weigh heavily on primary care clinicians.

“Burnout and a sense of hopelessness and compassion fatigue [are] escalating as this next COVID surge continues. We thought there was light at the end...

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