Health care was experiencing high levels of burnout and staffing shortages, even before COVID spread across the world. And it's only gotten worse. But how do we prevent, or at least slow, the 'Great Resignation' in health care?
We believe we have to engineer relationships back into health care. That all participants --patients, clinicians, and administrators-- need to be seen as humans and connect with each other on that level. That trust, communication, and empathy are vital tools to help us process and improve our experiences.
We recently read 'Great Resignation' hits health care hard as physician burnout persists, published in RevCycle Intelligence, and the survey findings they report on support our beliefs:
A high percentage of nurses, physicians, and other providers are reporting burnout
Addressing clinician burnout will reduce turnover, which costs organizations money and reduces positive patient outcomes
Improving the physician workforce experience could prevent nearly half of physicians from leaving an organization for another employer
Two-way communication with management and administrators is cited by physicians as the most important factor in keeping them satisfied in their current position
We need clinicians. Without them, our health care system cannot function. Without them, patient outcomes plummet. The time is now to support our health care workforce.
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