Patient Burnout – #HITsm Chat Topic

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 11/3 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Erin Gilmer (@GilmerHealthLaw) on the topic of “Patient Burnout.” “We talk a lot about physician burnout. When do we talk about patient burnout?” A few weeks ago I tweeted this out and it seems to have struck a nerve. Patient (and caregiver) burnout is a topic that is not addressed nearly enough outside of patient communities. However, burnout needs to be recognized and acknowledged in order to understand the patient experience and to create new solutions to improve health. Patients are tasked with a lot to maintain and improve their health – things like scheduling appointments, dealing with insurance, managing multiple medications at the pharmacy, preparing for and going to appointments, communicating with healthcare providers, coordinating care between providers, and following care plans at home. All of this is in addition to their everyday lives – including family, work, social lives, and more – and dealing with sometimes very disabling conditions or while in great pain. Providers who recognize this burnout may be able to understand why a patient might be “noncompliant” and find ways to address the patient’s needs. And those in HIT who want to create real change, can learn from the patient experience and work with patients to ease the burden patients face in managing their health. Note: Befor...
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