Rapid Burnout, Dissatisfaction of U.S. Doctors Threatens Public Health Crisis
Posted on Sep 29, 2016
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Half of U.S. physicians are “disengaged, burned out, and demoralized and plan to either retire, cut back on work hours, or seek non-clinical roles,” reports MedPage Today, citing a new nationwide survey commissioned by The Physicians Foundation.
“Many physicians are dissatisfied with the current state of the medical practice environment and they are opting out of traditional patient care roles,” said Walker Ray, MD, president of The Physicians Foundation, in remarks that appeared with the survey.
“The implications of evolving physician practice patterns for both patient access and the implementation of healthcare reform are profound.”
MedPage Today reports:
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