Specialty Group Works to Boost Physician Well-Being and Satisfaction
A Health Affairs blog article co-authored this past year by 10 prominent health system CEOs describes the problem of physician burnout as a national public health crisis and “a matter of absolute urgency.” The numbers support their contention. The Medscape Lifestyle Survey 2017 reveals that 51 percent of physicians report experiencing this energy-depleting affliction, characterized by cynicism, exhaustion, and feelings of inefficacy and apathy. Emergency medicine physicians, obstetrician/gynecologists, family medicine specialists and internal medicine specialists report the highest rates (59, 56, 55 and 55…