{"id":559,"date":"2018-05-02T14:38:19","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T21:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fueldev.site\/~ascentbl\/?p=559"},"modified":"2018-12-31T10:55:55","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T18:55:55","slug":"avoid-physician-burnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ascentblog.org\/avoid-physician-burnout\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Avoid Physician Burnout"},"content":{"rendered":"

The doctors, nurses and other medical professionals at your practice are no less prone to burnout than the rest of your employees. Last year, we posted a blog about how to avoid employee burnout<\/a>; this time, we are looking to see if there is a difference between the admin and medical departments.<\/p>\n

Numerous studies have found that nearly every medical and surgical specialty has one out of three<\/a> physicians experiencing burnout at any given time. This number is staggeringly high.<\/p>\n

What is Burnout?<\/h2>\n

After a particularly hard week, do you ever feel tired or (for lack of a better term) fried? Of course you do. If you are able to recover and return to work with the same energy you had before then great! If not, you may be experiencing something more than work-related stress.<\/p>\n

The difference between stress and burnout is the ability to recover in your time off. If a physician is not able to recharge their batteries on their nights or days off, then something is wrong.<\/p>\n

The three most common symptoms of physician burnout are:<\/p>\n

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  1. This includes feeling both physically and emotionally drained.<\/li>\n
  2. Those who experience this will typically have a negative and cynical attitude toward their patients and their medical concerns.<\/li>\n
  3. Reduced Accomplishment. This leads to feelings of your work lacking value and meaning.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The Consequences of Physician Burnout<\/h2>\n

    Physician burnout has some pretty severe consequences, including:<\/p>\n