Although the national rate of physician burnout has fallen since reaching a record-high level during the COVID-19 pandemic, 50% of physicians still struggle with burnout. Some forward-looking health systems—members of the AMA Health System Program—are rising to the challenge of helping physicians rekindle their joy in medicine.
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Here are 15 examples:
- Baptist Health Medical Group deepened personal coaching for physicians in leadership positions, found ways to make people feel appreciated and took steps to address electronic health record (EHR) issues.
- Bayhealth is focusing on nomenclature—making sure to use “physicians” versus “providers,” which makes the patient-physician relationship less transactional.
- Confluence Health is implementing innovative strategies to cut stress, enhance work-life balance and foster a culture of support.
- Geisinger has demonstrated its commitment to physicians by hiring its first Chief Wellness Officer.
- Hattiesburg Clinic is using data to track and acknowledge outstanding performance on measures of physician burnout, job satisfaction and stress.
- Henry Ford Health has removed invasive questions about past mental health diagnosis or treatment from licensing and credentialing applications.
- Northwest Permanente is changing its culture with a Chief People Officer whose focus is on wellness and well-being.
- Ochsner Health has adopted a well-being strategy that focuses on heart-centered leadership development.
- The Permanente Medical Group is giving autonomy and flexibility to physicians to address physician well-being and reduce burnout.
- Privia Health is leveraging health information technology (IT) tools and administrative support to reduce physician burnout.
- Sanford Health is utilizing benchmarking and consistency to maintain a lower physician burnout rate.
- The Southeast Permanente Medical Group has reduced burnout by identifying process and documentation inefficiencies and resolving them with systemic and technological changes.
- Texas Children's Pediatrics is listening to physician concerns about experiencing burnout. The leaders at Texas Children’s Pediatrics have reduced burnout among their physicians by improving communication to make them feel more valued.
- Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is tackling staffing challenges through innovative recruiting and retaining employees to reduce burnout.
- Washington Permanente Medical Group looks at every decision through a well-being lens, making physician wellness an integral part of the organization’s culture.
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