Physician Well-Being: A Powerful Way to Improve the Patient Experience
This article by Diane Shannon takes a look at factors that lead to physician burnout and explores how the management thereof affects patients perception of their physicians. The article outlines the five domains identified in research: income, relationships, autonomy, practice environment, and broader market environment; and overlapping factors identified by AHRQ and MEMO: time pressure, work control, workplace, and values alignment. Indirect effects of physician well-being to the organizational culture is also addressed. Finally, Shannon lists 10 concrete steps for leadership to improve physician well-being.
Topics:
Safety and Patient Outcomes, Society and Culture
Tags:
Leadership, Physician