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Physician Health

Looking upstream for answers to burnout

Ochsner Health System's first chief wellness officer, Nigel Girgrah, MD, focuses on the source of stressors to give time back to his colleagues.

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Physician Health

Is your physician colleague at risk for suicide? Signs to look for

If a fellow physician sends worrisome signals that might suggest self-harm, don’t be afraid to initiate a conversation that could avert a suicide.

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Physician Health

How friendly feedback can improve emergency department environments

It's important to maintain a healthy emergency department culture to maximize quality of care and physician well-being. Find out how this doctor is doing it.

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Digital

Cut burnout by following these 3 steps to optimize the EHR

EHR satisfaction improves when you take administrative burdens off physicians and maximize the system’s automation capabilities. Find out how.

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Physician Health

When patients’ social needs are met, doctors feel less burnout

Many family physicians reported improved well-being when they felt their patients’ social needs were attended to. Find out more.

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Physician Health

WHO adds burnout to ICD-11. What it means for physicians.

With the World Health Organization’s upgrade of burnout to a syndrome, what does this mean for physicians? This is what physicians need to know.

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Physician Health

In a dual-physician household? 5 ways to handle the challenges

Two female physicians offer five individual-level strategies to deal with strains of dual physician households, improve work-life balance and mitigate the risk of burnout.

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Physician Health

Inside Mayo Clinic's 5-step process for handling biased patients

Patients with hateful attitudes can pose a problem. Now physicians and other health professionals at Mayo have a place to turn for help.

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