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Addressing physician burnout: 11 solutions for governments and lawmakers

Author(s)Richard Payerchin, Logan Lutton

Here are 11 actions the U.S. Surgeon General recommends for federal, state, local and tribal governments to curb physician and medical staff burnout.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, published “Addressing Health Worker Burnout: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Building a Thriving Health Workforce,” on May 23, 2022.

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