The following viewpoint, published in JAMA, describes an effort undertaken in a network of North American hospitals and clinics to explore the types and magnitudes...
Resource topic: Practice Environment
Breaking the Rules for Better Care
Opinion Piece/Short Communication
Workplace Empowerment, Incivility, and Burnout: Impact on Staff Nurse Recruitment and Retention Outcomes
The following study, published in the Journal of Nursing Management, examined the influence of empowering work conditions and workplace incivility on nurses’...
Peer-Reviewed Literature
Allocation of Physician Time in Ambulatory Practice: A Time and Motion Study in 4 Specialities
The following study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, examined how physician time is spent in ambulatory practice. Researchers observed 57 U.S....
Peer-Reviewed Literature
Relationship Between Clerical Burden and Characteristics of the Electronic Environment With Physician Burnout and Professional Satisfaction
The following study, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings evaluated associations between the electronic environment, clerical burden, and burnout in US physicians....
Peer-Reviewed Literature
Burnout, Career Satisfaction, and Well-Being Among U.S. Neurology Residents and Fellows in 2016
The following study, published in Neurology, aimed to understand the prevalence of and factors that contribute to burnout, career satisfaction, and well-being in...
Peer-Reviewed Literature
Burnout, Career Satisfaction, and Well-Being Among U.S. Neurologists
The following study, published in Neurology, aimed to understand the prevalence of and factors that contribute to burnout, career satisfaction, and well-being in...
Peer-Reviewed Literature
Electronic Health Records: An Unfulfilled Promise and Call to Action
The following editorial, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine stated that electronic health record upkeep and maintenance absorb two hours of physician time...
Opinion Piece/Short Communication
Combating the Burnout Epidemic
The following blog post from AHRQ Views discusses strategies to reduce physician burnout as well as AHRQ’s efforts in this area. The blog post notes that since...
Opinion Piece/Short Communication
AMA Demands EHR Overhaul, Calls Them ‘Poorly Designed and Implemented’
The following article from Healthcare IT News highlights research from the University of Wisconsin and the American Medical Association (AMA) that found primary...
Article
The Personal Toll of Practicing Medicine
In the following narrative, published by Health Affairs, the author, who is a physician, researcher, and lifelong patient, reflects on her truncated career and why...
Personal Stories
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