New research on the JAMA Network Open found that the majority of doctors take less than three weeks of vacation a year, and that a staggering amount perform patient care tasks while they are on vacation, providing more evidence as to why burnout rates continue to climb in the medical profession. A survey of more […]
Coping With Burnout As An Independent Physician
New research from the American Medical Association suggests that doctors are now spending two hours imputing data on electronic medical records and doing other administrative work for every one hour they spend at a patient’s beside. This suggests that there is a large administrative burden in the healthcare community, and it’s a major contributor to […]
Patients Get Worse Care When Doctor Is Burned Out
Across all disciplines, doctor burnout has been associated with decreased quality of patient care and safety, according to a new reports. The comprehensive review suggested that there is a “consistent relationship” between elevated levels of provider burnout and lower levels of both patient treatment quality and overall safety. “Even though the effect sizes were close […]
Surgeon General Expresses Concerns Over Physician Burnout
We’ve talked about the problem of physician and resident burnout rates on the blog a few times in the past couple months, but now the Surgeon General is speaking out about the problem. Vivek Murthy told MedPage Today that physician burnout turns people away from joining the healthcare field, which is problematic as our population […]
Extensive Burnout Rates Among General Surgery Residents
We’ve blogged about burnout rates among physicians and junior residents on the blog in the past because we feel that it’s important to call attention to the elevated stresses associated with working in the medical field. Unfortunately, a new study reveals that nothing is getting easier for general surgery residents. According to research published in […]