Although physician burnout rate is dropping, the number of U.S. physicians who reported at least one symptom of burnout remains alarmingly high compared to other industries, according to the latest numbers from Stanford University. According to the report, in late 2023 and early 2024, significantly fewer U.S. physicians reported symptoms of job burnout than they […]
Most Doctors Take Limited Time Off And Work During Vacation
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 […]