Three Ways to Reduce Physician Burnout View in Browser | Forward to a Friend | |
Dear John, As a medical staff leader, you may be familiar with the signs of burnout in your physicians: excessive fatigue, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization of care, among others. Because physician burnout can have a negative impact on the patient-physician relationship and your organization as a whole, it’s important to take steps to prevent it. Here are three things you can do enhance your physicians’ performance and well-being: Avoid excessive workloads. Give your physicians realistic and fair productivity goals. Ensure that they have flexibility for appropriate work-home prioritization. Optimize schedules and organizational roles so that physicians can focus on patient care. Promote a culture of trust and communication. Encourage physicians (and others in your organization) to speak up and create outlets for them to do so in a meaningful way. Consider systemwide training in interpersonal communication and emotional intelligence so your staff can develop the soft skills they need to navigate challenges. Implement a professional coaching program. A recent Mayo Clinic study showed that professional leadership coaching for physicians can result in measurable improvements in well-being, job satisfaction and resilience, and reduce symptoms of burnout by up to 20%. Moreover, you can implement a coach training program to create advocates within your own organization. Bluepoint Leadership Development offers some of the most elite coaching programs on the market today. Explore our healthcare leadership solutions to take the first step towards reducing physician burnout and improving the well-being of all your staff and patients. | |
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