Physician Stress and Burnout

  

This topic is important, and is being brought up because IN ADDITION TO the previously mentioned pressures inherent in traditional, insurance driven medicine, physicians are increasingly considering major changes in their life. Some hope that moving to another state, with another employer might provide some relief. Others are considering retiring early or changing to entirely different careers. A historic number are regretting becoming a physician in the first place.

  • Competing priorities
  • Administrative burdens
  • Overly full schedules
  • Lack of time
  • Excessive work required at home to keep up
  • Excessive documentation
  • Compliance requirements
  • Constant pressure to produce
  • Long hours at the office
  • On call resonsibilities
  • Risk of audits and lawsuits

68% of clinicians say burnout has negatively affected their relationships
60% of physicians say bureaucratic tasks contribute to burnout
58% of physicians often have feelings of burnout
54% of burned out physicians say it severely impacts their lives
50% of physicians spend their work day on EHR and desk work while spending only 27% of their total time on direct clinical face time with patients
48% of physicians report not having enough time to complete clinical documentation
36% of physicians reported moderately high or excessive time spent on the EHR at home

Unfortunately, a good number of our physicians are in a very dark place, contemplating suicide.
Medscape Physician Suicide Report 2022

It is our fervent hope, that if there are any physicians reading this website, please consider a MAJOR POSITIVE CHANGE that can increase joy in your live and significantly improve your sense of satisfaction with your choice of a medical career.

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