Take back our practices with physician cooperatives

One of the biggest points of contention in the ongoing discussion of burnout is that the system of health care is flawed.  The endless bureaucracy, decreasing physician pay, and increasing meaningful use requirements that spawn endless clicking on an already inefficient electronic medical record platform have become unbearable by most practicing physicians today. Furthermore, all the talk about mindfulness only riles up more anger in physicians as they feel they are being blamed for their burnout.  While there is a case for physicians taking personal responsibility for their own self-care skills (or sometimes lack thereof), we must acknowledge the flaws of our current medical system.  The shift to this “value based system” is a bad idea; not only because it does not reflect the true value of the work we do, but also because this devaluation is causing physicians to be required to see more patients in less time (as if 15 minutes was not bad enough) putting physicians even more at risk for burnout, depression, and suicide, and putting patients at risk for increasing medical errors. Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Practice Management Primary Care Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs