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Search results for: burnout

Tips to Alleviate Rheumatologist Burnout

Vanessa Caceres  |  April 7, 2023

Because rheumatology is a complex cognitive specialty, rheumatologists and rheumatology professionals often see patients repeatedly for acute and chronic problems. Although that may lead to close relationships with patients, it may also make the specialty more prone to burnout, says Peter Y. Hahn, MD, MBA, CEO of University of Michigan Health-West, Wyoming, Mich. “It can…

Filed under:Practice SupportProfessional TopicsWorkforce Tagged with:Advanced Practice Cliniciansburnoutnurse practitioner

Advocacy Involvement ‘An Antidote to Burnout,’ Says New Government Affairs Chair Christina Downey, MD

Gretchen Henkel  |  November 29, 2022

The new chair of the ACR’s Government Affairs Committee, Dr. Downey says physicians play a vital role in helping policymakers understand how policies and laws affect patients and the practice of rheumatology.

Filed under:Legislation & AdvocacyProfiles Tagged with:AdvocacyburnoutChristina DowneyGovernment Affairs Committee (GAC)

Ethics Forum: Billing, Burnout and Protected Non-Clinical Time

Beenish Zulfiqar, MD  |  July 14, 2022

It’s 11 a.m. on a Wednesday. You see a new patient in your fellow’s clinic with impressive physical findings, including a prominent skin rash and deforming arthritis. The patient has been to many doctors and is frustrated that her condition remains undiagnosed and untreated. You thoroughly examine the patient, present her case to your attending…

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Study: Don’t Automatically Blame Burnout on Electronic Health Records

Leslie Mertz, PhD  |  May 12, 2022

When it comes to experiencing burnout, time spent in an electronic health records (EHR) system appears to be only a minor contributing factor. Although clinicians and other healthcare professionals may log many hours at the keyboard putting information into the EHR, other factors likely play a bigger role in the workplace exhaustion and feelings of…

Filed under:EMRsProfessional TopicsResearch Rheum Tagged with:burnoutwellness

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ACR Town Hall Offers Research, Tips on Physician Burnout

Renée Bacher  |  December 6, 2021

Physician burnout takes a toll not just on providers, but on their patients and practices as well. Speakers at a recent ACR town hall provided research-based tips to help address the root causes of burnout.

Filed under:American College of RheumatologyProfessional Topics Tagged with:Allen AnandarajahChristine Sinskyphysician burnoutProfessional Topics

Opening Session of ACR Convergence 2021 Takes on Burnout, Pandemic Challenges & Moving Toward a New Normal

Vanessa Caceres  |  November 10, 2021

Keynote speaker Seema Yasmin, MD, brought her unique perspective to moving past the pandemic to improve provider mental health, address vaccine hesitancy and prepare for future health crises.

Filed under:ACR ConvergenceMeeting ReportsProfessional Topics Tagged with:ACR Convergence 2021burnoutCOVID-19physician burnoutvaccine hesitancyvaccines

Medscape Survey Suggests 50% of Rheumatologists Experience Burnout

Thomas R. Collins  |  May 13, 2021

A new Medscape survey found that rheumatology has the second-highest burnout level among the 29 specialties included, with 50% of the rheuma­tology respondents saying they’re experiencing “burnout.” To which some rheumatologists are responding: Really? “I was quite surprised by this,” says Beth Jonas, MD, chief of the Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology Division at the University…

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Taking Time for Self-Care Helps Alleviate Stress, Burnout in Physicians

Kimberly Retzlaff  |  April 6, 2020

Afton Hassett, PsyD, offers self-care tips and resources to handle stress, avoid burnout and stay healthy while caring for others.

Filed under:Professional Topics Tagged with:COVID-19stress managementwellness

Physicians Identify Professional Dissonance as a Cause of Burnout

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  March 9, 2020

Recent research into burnout in primary care providers has found many providers experience professional dissonance and cite increasing paperwork and undervaluation as contributors to burnout. The study also outlined solutions that may improve professional fulfillment…

Filed under:Career DevelopmentProfessional Topics Tagged with:burnoutphysician burnoutprimary carePrimary Care Physicianwork-life balance

EHRs Play a Role in Physician Burnout

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  June 20, 2018

A recently published research review notes physician burnout has become a crisis in the U.S. The authors describe how the added administrative tasks of electronic health records (EHRs) have contributed to the crisis, as well as how regulatory requirements and EHR platform design exacerbate the situation…

Filed under:Professional Topics Tagged with:electronic health record (EHR)Medical Recordsphysician burnoutTechnology

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