Creating a “Manageable Cockpit” for Clinicians: A Shared Responsibility

This article published in JAMA Internal Medicine discusses the need for a mechanism to manage stresses and liabilities during the current momentum for more data and greater clinician accountability. It is assumed that obtaining enough data on performance measurement of clinicians will result in better care. However, the majority of errors in health care are due to system errors. Additionally, most interventions are directed towards clinician interaction with patients rather than the root causes of quality and safety issues. The authors recommend creating a manageable “cockpit” that captures the cognitive workload that clinicians experience, establishes well-being as a health system metric, encourages and applies research for interventions, establishes best practices, and holds institutions accountable. The main question surrounding the issue is to figure out whether there are better approaches to improving patient safety and access to care while still enhancing well-being of health professionals.

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