Fierce Health Technology October 24, 2019
Joanne Finnegan

Twenty years ago, it issued a landmark report on medical errors that fueled a nationwide patient safety movement. Yesterday, the National Academy of Medicine said the healthcare system must make the same kind of transformative changes to address clinician burnout.

With between one-third and one-half of U.S. clinicians experiencing burnout, the National Academy of Medicine called the problem an epidemic that requires systemic changes by healthcare organizations, educational institutions and all levels of government. In a new report, the academy outlined six goals—from creating positive work environments to improving the usability of information technology—stakeholders should aim at to prevent and mitigate burnout among physicians, nurses, medical students and other health professionals.

The academy, known then as the Institute of Medicine,...

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