Reduce Physician Burnout by Addressing Usability and Interoperability Says CMA President

All around the globe, healthcare systems are beginning to strain and fray as physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals leave their positions or scale back their hours. There is no silver bullet. Restoring our health systems and re-energizing staff is going to require change and improvement on many fronts. Technology can help, but only if it reduces the administrative burden. Dr. Katharine Smart, President of the Canadian Medical Association believes interoperability is key to reducing physician burnout. Healthcare IT Today sat down with Dr. Smart at a recent conference in Toronto to discuss the healthcare workforce crisis and how Health IT can help. Worrying Trend “Physicians are absolutely experiencing burnout at double the rate before the pandemic, it’s now over 50% of physicians and extends to nurses and other healthcare professionals,” stated Dr. Smart. “It’s really worrisome. We are in a situation where we have problems with access and not enough staff. That’s not where we want to be.” Recently, there have been noticeable signs of the healthcare workforce crisis. In Canada headlines are starting to appear around local Emergency Departments reducing their hours due to a shortage of staff. The same is happening in Europe. Technology Can Help “One of the biggest causes of burnout, especially for family doctors is administrative burdens,” shared Dr. Smart. “And a lot of that comes from electronic medical records. An EMR is supposed to make yo...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Administration Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership EMR-EHR Healthcare IT Interoperability Canadian Medical Association CMA EHR Burnout EMR Burnout Katharine Smart Physician Burnout Physician Shortage Telehealth Usability Virtual Ca Source Type: blogs