Burnout and the Staffing Crisis – How Do They Impact the Healthcare Workforce and What are Some Possible Solutions?

During the pandemic, so much was asked of our healthcare workers that they began to get burnt-out and started to quit. With people leaving, the remaining staff began to be stretched to make up for this loss. Stretched out led to stretched thin, meaning that more healthcare workers got burnt-out and quit as well. Leaving us stuck in a vicious cycle of not enough workers and burning out quickly as a result. So how do we get out of this cycle? We reached out to our Healthcare IT Today community to hear their thoughts on physician burnout and the healthcare staffing crisis and see what solutions they had. Take a look and see if these ideas could be beneficial to you and your staff. Kimberly Hartsfield, EVP Growth Enablement at VisiQuate Staffing experts indicate that health care staffing levels are unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels for at least five years. One recent report indicates that 92% of revenue cycle teams are understaffed and that 1/3 are understaffed by more than twenty positions. Those metrics leave leadership no alternative but to look to technology to augment the lack of staff. Many leaders are embracing automation and bots to take on repetitive tasks like claims status, prior authorization and notice of admission, allowing their seasoned employees to handle complex accounts that bring value to the bottom line. Bryan Dickerson, Vice President, Healthcare Workforce Solutions at Hospital IQ Predictive analytics enable easier and smarter staffing decisions tha...
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