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Physician burnout rates increase
Topic Started: Jan 13 2016, 04:52 PM (167 Views)
John Galt
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Ensuring that hospital staff are satisfied and ready to take on the day is crucial to patient care and hospital effectiveness, but according to one study, some physicians are more unhappy than ever.

Today, Medscape released its "Medscape Lifestyle Report 2016: Bias and Burnout" that surveyed 15,800 physicians from more than 25 specialties. Responses found burnout rates for all physician specialties are higher than last year, as is the reported severity of their burnout.

"This issue is certainly a growing concern in the hospital community," says John Combes, M.D., CMO and senior vice president at the American Hospital Association and leader of the AHA's Physician Leadership Forum. "Many physicians are trying to get administrative tasks done, and that sacrifices time for patient interaction, a reason many physicians got into the field."


http://www.hhnmag.com/articles/6852-physician-burnout-rates-increase-across-specialities-study

Reading the actual reports by specialty requires a Medscape login, which I don't have...
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Jolly
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I do, but I can't remember my durn password... :veryangry:
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George K
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It's 25 slides:

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This year's lifestyle report covers two important aspects of a physician's personal life that could affect treatment: burnout and bias. Over 15,800 physicians responded from over 25 specialties, providing some surprising responses relating to these issues. The survey also repeated some of last year's questions on marijuana use and prescribing to determine whether there were any changes in responses, given its legitimacy in more states. (Note: Values in chart have been rounded and may not match the sums described in the captions.)

This year's Medscape survey, echoing other recent national surveys,[1,2] strongly suggests that burnout among US physicians has reached a critical level. Burnout in these surveys is defined as loss of enthusiasm for work, feelings of cynicism, and a low sense of personal accomplishment. In this year's Medscape report, the highest percentages of burnout occurred in critical care, urology, and emergency medicine, all at 55%. Family medicine and internal medicine follow closely at 54%. In last year's report, the highest percentages of burnout were also in critical care (53%) and emergency medicine (52%). Of note, however, burnout rates for all specialties are higher this year. The 2015 survey published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings[1] compared burnout between 2011 and 2014 and observed an increase in the percentage of physicians reporting at least one burnout symptom, from 45.5% to 54.4%.

Physicians were asked to rate the severity of their burnout on a scale of 1 to 7, where 1 equals "It does not interfere with my life" and 7 equals "It is so severe that I am thinking of leaving medicine altogether." Of the physicians reporting burnout, critical care had the highest average severity rating at 4.7, whereas those with the lowest burnout ratings were rheumatologists and psychiatrists (3.9). It should be noted, however, that just as the percentages of burnout have increased among all physicians compared with last year's Medscape Lifestyle Report, so have the severity ratings.

In this year's Medscape lifestyle survey, as in previous years, more female physicians (55%) expressed burnout than their male peers (46%). Of note, however, these percentages have trended up for both men and women since this question was first asked in Medscape's 2013 survey. In that year, 45% of women and 37% of men reported burnout.

Physicians were asked to rate causes of burnout on a scale of 1-7, where 1 equals "Does not contribute at all" and 7 equals "Significantly contributes." Top on the list, with an average rating of 4.8, was having too many bureaucratic tasks, followed by too many work hours (4.1) and increasing computerization at 4.0. These were the top three causes last year as well, but the rankings were slightly lower (4.7, 4.0, and 3.7, respectively). This year, the survey added the option "maintenance of certification requirements," which was tied for fifth place with "feeling like a cog in a wheel" as a cause of burnout.

Many physicians commented anecdotally on this question, adding some further factors that contributed to burnout. By far, the most frequently noted were insurance issues. Other often-mentioned causes were threat of malpractice, the change to the 10th edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), and lack of patient respect and appreciation. Many physicians also added family stress as a factor.

The rest is about whether you have biases (highest bias group: ER docs) and financial stuff (do you save, etc.)
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John Galt
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There's another link on the page with the 25 slides, up near the top, that says "See All Physician Lifestyle Reports by Specialty". Click on that and it will take you to a page that lists the specialties. You need a log in to read about the individual specialties.

I didn't notice the first time - Looks like it's free to sign up to be a member, no? Do you have to be a medical professional?
Edited by John Galt, Jan 13 2016, 05:05 PM.
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John Galt
Jan 13 2016, 05:03 PM
There's another link on the page with the 25 slides, up near the top, that says "See All Physician Lifestyle Reports by Specialty". Click on that and it will take you to a page that lists the specialties. You need a log in to read about the individual specialties.

I didn't notice the first time - Looks like it's free to sign up to be a member, no? Do you have to be a medical professional?
I re-registered.

Just lie to them. Tell them you are a" Other Medical Professional", then check off lab, xray, whatever. The only difference it will make is in the spam you receive.
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http://10minutemail.com/10MinuteMail/index.html

Email that self-destructs in 10 minutes. You can send and receive email from that site. Register with an email from 10minutemail and you'll never get spam.

Go ahead, send an email to: j2341966@trbvm.com

I'll paste what you said here.
Edited by George K, Jan 13 2016, 05:20 PM.
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Sounds like http://mailinator.com/

But with mailinator there is no need to set anything up, just use it

send to gk@mailinator.com and then go read it

I use it to register at sites where I have to confirm my email but I don't want to give them a real email
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George K
Jan 13 2016, 05:19 PM
I'll paste what you said here.
Obama jokes!
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Nothing is as effective as homeopathy.

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John Galt
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Thanks for the info on the disposable emails. Good stuff!
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Jan 13 2016, 05:41 PM
George K
Jan 13 2016, 05:19 PM
I'll paste what you said here.
Obama jokes!
Why, yes. Yes, it was....
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Am I the only one who saw the title and thought "Christ, what do they want for a burnout these days?"
In my defense, I was left unsupervised.
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jon-nyc
Jan 13 2016, 05:57 PM
Am I the only one who saw the title and thought "Christ, what do they want for a burnout these days?"
Why, yes. Yes you are.
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- Klaus, 4/29/18
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