Five ways to better manage stress
The drivers of burnout are too numerous and complex for any individual physician to address alone. But there are steps physicians can take to reduce their stress levels and improve their cognitive functioning and well-being.
The numbers don’t lie. Physician burnout-or “a stress reaction marked by depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, a feeling of decreased personal achievement and a lack of empathy for patients” as defined by the AMA-is on the rise. A 2016 survey study of burnout and work-life balance reported that 54.4 percent of physician respondents experienced at least one symptom of burnout in 2016-up from 45.5 percent in 2011. Similarly, 77.8 percent of respondents to the Physicians Foundation’s 2018 Physician Survey reported feelings of professional burnout either sometimes, often, or always-compared to 74 percent in 2016. The drivers of burnout, including EHRs, long work hours in a high-stress environment, and loss of autonomy, are too numerous and complex for any individual physician to address alone. But there are steps physicians can take to reduce their stress levels and improve their cognitive functioning and well-being. Consider the following tips.P.S. Looking at pictures of cute animals may reduce stress levels.
Asset Protection and Financial Planning
December 6th 2021Asset protection attorney and regular Physicians Practice contributor Ike Devji and Anthony Williams, an investment advisor representative and the founder and president of Mosaic Financial Associates, discuss the impact of COVID-19 on high-earner assets and financial planning, impending tax changes, common asset protection and wealth preservation mistakes high earners make, and more.
Reducing burnout with medical scribes
November 29th 2021Physicians Practice® spoke with Fernando Mendoza, MD, FAAP, FACEP, the founder and CEO of Scrivas, LLC, about the rising rates of reported burnout among physicians and how medical scribes might be able to alleviate some pressures from physicians.
