The administrative burden – Part 1
from Modern Practice Podcast Hosted by Dr. Tom Villanueva and Vizient Medical Leadership Team
For every hour a physician or clinician spends with a patient, they will spend at least another half hour or more on documentation or other administrative work. More than that, around 25 percent of the dollars spent in health care are on wasteful administrative tasks. Such a burden leads to long hours and takes the clinician away from patient interaction and care, continuing education, clinical decision-making and personal and family time. It can lead to burnout and worse. On this episode, a leading expert discusses the challenge of administrative burden and what practices and organizations can do to remedy it. Guest speaker: Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD Chief Wellness Officer Ochsner Health System Medical Director, Liver Transplantation Ochsner Medical Center Moderator: Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM Associate Vice President Clinical Resources Vizient Show Notes: [01:20] The administrative burden [02:11] EHRs, burnout and “pajama time” [03:51] Toll on female clinicians [04:26] Where clinician burnout can lead [05:19] Craig’s story and the high risk of physician burnout [07:14] A systems approach to well-being [09:14] Drivers of professional fulfillment [09:34] The Fourth Aim: caring for the caregivers Links | Resources: “Death by 1,000 Cuts” (Medscape) Click here Craig McKinley article Click here Reducing Administrative Waste in the US Health Care System (JAMA) Click here Senator Cassidy and Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Click here Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Spotify Android Google Podcasts Stitcher RSS Feed
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