Experts declare physician burnout ‘a public health crisis’ - and health IT a significant pathogen

I ' m certain when the information technology hyperenthusiasts and non-clinical management information systems " experts " and pundits get the technology all figured out, this burnout crisis will end.It will be about the same time as Zefram Cochrane invents the warp drive in Bozeman, Montana just prior to first contact by the Vulcans. That is in 2063 or so.Experts declare physician burnout ‘a public health crisis’January 22, 2019https://www.healio.com/psychiatry/practice-management/news/online/%7B7f2124e2-d72e-4e3e-be53-6fbe41986186%7D/experts-declare-physician-burnout-a-public-health-crisisExperts from leading U.S. health organizations deemed physician burnout “a public health crisis” in a recent report.“Physician burnout has received some attention in recent years, but not enough. As a result, it is both poorly understood and getting worse, ”Andrew R. Iliff, MA, JD, lead writer and program manager at Harvard Global Health Institute, toldHealio Psychiatry.“Like the blind man describing an elephant, people have described the challenges in front of them, including unhelpful electronic health records and a looming physician shortage,” he continued. “We believe it is important to frame this as a systems problem, requiring systemic solutions in order to avoid further adding to ballooning health care costs and undermining the provision of care.”In their paper, experts from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Harvard Global Health Institute, the Massa...
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