A critical flaw in the code behind most websites and a breach at one of the nation's largest lab companies landed in the same week. Here's what physicians should check, ask and tell patients now.
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- Medical Economics September 2021
- Volume 98
- Issue 9
Physician Burnout in 2021 has reached a crisis point: Exclusive survey results
Author(s)Medical Economics Staff
Four out of five physicians say they are burned out right now.
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It’s time to make eliminating physician burnout a priority.
After dealing with more than a year of a pandemic, on top of the normal stressors that come with being a physician, many doctors are burned out and looking for answers.
In the following pages, you’ll find our 3rd Annual Medical Economics Physician Burnout and Wellness Survey, which includes both survey results and articles and interviews analyzing the scope of the problem and what can be done to make medicine a more healthy and fulfilling career.
Articles in this issue
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Overcoming obesity mythsabout 5 years ago
Yes, personalized digital interventions actually workabout 5 years ago
Intellectual property: What every medical practice needs to knowabout 5 years ago
Stop lifestyle creep before you’re in too deepabout 5 years ago
Are tax hikes coming?about 5 years ago
How practice culture affects physician burnoutabout 5 years ago
The future of physician waiting roomsabout 5 years ago
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