Burnout Physicians Treatment Study Syndrome Rate

In this article we answer the following questions: 1º Burnout Physicians Treatment Study Syndrome Rate 2º Which medical specialty is the least stressful?

Burnout Physicians Treatment Study Syndrome Rate

Physician burnout headlines become more prevalent in the news, but what exactly is it?  And how dangerous is burnout in physicians? Many factors can cause physician burnout over time in individuals who already have a high stake, high stress occupation. The following explores information available on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

What percentage of physicians are burned out?

According to AHRQ’s website: “In recent years, the rising prevalence of burnout among clinicians (over 50 percent in some studies) has led to questions on how it affects access to care, patient safety, and care quality.”

What is causing physician burnout?

Why do physicians burnout? According to AHRQ’s website, major causes of physicians burnout syndrome are family responsibilities, time pressure, a chaotic environment, low control of pace, and EHRs (electronic health records).

How do you overcome doctor burnout?

AHRQ lists several promising interventions for physician burnout help, including:

• Scheduling monthly provider meetings focused on work life issues or clinical topics after surveying staff members on which topics to address.
• Enhancing team functioning through diabetes and depression screening quality improvement projects to engage office staff, enhance team work, and reduce the pressure on physicians to be responsible for all aspects of care.
• Having medical assistants enter patient data into electronic health records, track forms, and send faxes to give doctors more face-to-face time with patients.

Which medical specialty is the least stressful?

For this question, we turn to the American Medical Association (AMA) whose website features an article titled “Physician burnout: It’s not you, it’s your medical specialty” by Sara Berg, who is a Senior News Writer at the Association.  According to Berg, several specialties’ physicians report lower rates of physician burnout.  The follow are the top three specialties listed in her article.

specialty 1..

    Plastic surgery: 23 percent

specialty 2..

    Dermatology: 32 percent.

specialty 3...

   Pathology: 32 percent.

For more information visit https://www.ahrq.gov/prevention/clinician/ahrq-works/burnout/index.html and https://www.ama-assn.org/residents-students/specialty-profiles/physician-burnout-it-s-not-you-it-s-your-medical-specialty

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