Clinician Burnout

PCP Turnover, Burnout Generated $979M in Excess Healthcare Spending

by Victoria Bailey

Primary care physician turnover, triggered in part by clinician burnout, led to around $979 million in excess healthcare spending, according to a study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Care...

Healthcare Workforce Set to Face High Resignation Rates Within 2 Years

by Sarai Rodriguez

According to a new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, one in five physicians intend to leave their practice in the next two years because of employee burnout, increased workload, fear of...

96% of Healthcare Facilities Hired Temporary Health Professionals

by Sarai Rodriguez

According to an AMN Healthcare survey, 96 percent of healthcare facilities hired temporary health professionals in the last 12 months to combat the shortage of permanent healthcare workers. The...

“Great Resignation” Hits Healthcare Hard As Physician Burnout Persists

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Besides an ongoing global pandemic, another phenomenon is happening in 2021 and healthcare appears to be at the center of it. The phenomenon known as the “Great Resignation” has to do with...

Physician Practice Interruption Increased Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

by Victoria Bailey

Physician practice interruptions, like declining patient volumes and claims submitted, were abundant in 2020 compared to the previous year, likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research...

How to Achieve Hospital Resilience, Prepare for Future Health Crises

by Victoria Bailey

Experts have laid out how hospital resilience can help health systems be prepared for future challenges. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly half of US hospitals operated at more than...

Nurse Practitioners Pass Physicians As Most Recruited Providers

by Jill McKeon

Nurse practitioners (NPs) topped the list of most recruited providers in Merritt Hawkins’ annual report on advanced practitioner and physician recruiting trends. The results indicate a shift in...

Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions Linked to Physician Burnout

by Jill McKeon

Providers going through a healthcare merger or acquisition (M&A) are less likely to be willing to stay at their organization and more likely to experience physician burnout, according to...

Physician Recruitment Drops, Number of Medical Residents Rises

by Jill McKeon

A new survey by Merritt Hawkins reveals that new physician recruitment rates are falling. In 2020, 62 percent of final-year residents received 26 or more recruiting offers, dropping from 82 percent in...