Listen to the latest Annals On Call: Lack of Control and Physician Burnout. In this week’s podcast, Dr. Centor @medrants discusses factors associated with physician burnout with Dr. Christine Sinsky @ChristineSinsky. https://t.co/PITFahVzcB

Association Between Vacation Characteristics and Career Intentions of US Physicians: ↑ vacation, ↑ IB coverage, ↓ work while on vacation each independently associated with ↓ intention to leave. A group of 500 MD will save $8M/yr w/ optimal vacation

Taking time to ensure regulations and standards are designed, interpreted, and enforced in ways that do not create barriers to effective and efficient patient care could greatly reduce burden in health care, both at the local level and broadly. (8/8)

Whether health care professionals are thought of as “knights” (motivated by virtue), “knaves” (motivated by self-interest), or “pawns” (passive actors amenable to manipulation by external constraints) will influence how local policies are written and enforced. (7/8)

Such a belief contributes to a practice where documentation is more important than doing: that the key action is at the keyboard rather than at the bedside. (6/8)

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The majority, 15 of 16 (94%) agreed or strongly agreed that “If a clinician’s action is not documented it is not ‘done.’” setting up an unattainable expectation that every action can/should be recorded: that a medical record should nearly scale at 1:1 with care provided. (5/8)

Compliance professionals’ perceptions of regulatory adherence in clinical scenarios showed high variability, with some participants noting noncompliance in situations where there were no regulatory infractions. (4/8)

We presented 5 common scenarios to assess compliance professionals’ ability to accurately distinguish regulatory compliance issues from regulatory myths. (3/8)

Our small study found that misinterpretations of regulations, unsupported assumptions of wrongdoing, and insertion of opinion were common among the surveyed compliance professionals. (2/8)

Is it possible that your healthcare organization's compliance professionals over-interpret current rules and regulations, adding to administrative burden and waste? (1/8) #adminburden #burnout, #physician, #physicianburnout, #regulatorymyths

Thanks to @ChristineSinsky for a thoughtful commentary!

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The solution is not more training. My suggestion: advanced team-based care with minimum of 1 nurse and 1 MA per full-time physician. (3/4)

1. MDs do not need more EHR training. The majority of family physicians reported high EHR proficiency. There was no association between EHR proficiency and burnout. It is time to lay to rest the myth of the technology-resistant physician. The problem is not the end-user. (2/4)

Findings in a recent study by Lisa Rotenstein et al challenge several common assumptions about how to best address the twin problems of workforce shortage and burnout in primary care. (1/4)

One of the best lecture on #physicians #burnout #gastroenterologist by Dr.Christine A. Sinsky 🧵 ✅ Evidence Based ✅ Data ✅ She brings solutions !!!! #wellness #acg2024 #sheleads

Christine Sinsky at the David Sun lecture. Preach it! @AmCollegeGastro #ACG2024 #GITwitter @DCharabaty @stevenbollipo @drkeithsiau @DrBloodandGuts @GI_Pearls @Samir_Grover @DrReddyGI

Thank you to @AmCollegeGastro and @JLeightonMD for inviting me to speak today.

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