Editor's Picks “The qualities that make people good physicians are a double-edged sword … It’s those who are most dedicated to their work who are at greatest risk to be most consumed by it.”
- Tait Shanafelt, MD, discusses the drivers of physician burnout at the 2016 AMA Annual Meeting.
 A survey of nearly 1,400 clinicians found that their overall satisfaction with their electronic health record (EHR) systems was strongly tied to the ease of use of the system. The survey, conducted by AmericanEHR Partners, found that about 90% of respondents who reported being satisfied or very satisfied with their EHR system also said the system was easy or very easy to use. To reduce emergency department (ED) readmissions, Kaiser Permanente Northwest has connected frequent visitors with “navigators” to direct them with community resources. Patients who visit the ED more than six times in a six-month period often face challenges connected to housing, food insecurity, and lack of transportation rather than medical issues, says Kaiser Permanente. Nearly three-quarters of physicians questioned in a survey by InCrowd said they felt their healthcare facilities weren’t doing enough to prevent burnout. The top causes of burnout cited were time pressures and electronic health records.
Marketing Spotlight The rate of employed physicians in the United States is on the rise and shows no sign of slowing. Employed physicians are subject to medical staff processes as well as human resources/employment processes. This can lead to employed physicians slipping through the cracks or experiencing double jeopardy. In The Medical Staff’s Guide to Employed Physicians, author William K. Cors, MD, MMM, CPE, FAAPL, guides medical staff professionals and medical staff leaders through revising their typical processes, such as credentialing, privileging, proctoring, peer review, management of poor performance, and corrective action, to ensure smooth onboarding and retention of employed physicians. With this book, you’ll be able to reduce redundancies created by having multiple onboarding processes for employed physicians and ensure all involved departments are kept up-to-date on a physician's performance, disciplinary actions, and privileges during his or her tenure with the hospital.
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