AMA calls for continued investment in effort to reduce burnout

The American Medical Association (AMA) has long been a part of the national conversation on the physician burnout crisis and argues that more efforts need to be made to reduce this issue.

 

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on the American Medical Association's website

The burnout rate among physicians in the United States dropped modestly in 2017 from a peak in 2014 and currently stands near 2011 levels, according to a newly released triennial study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. While acknowledging progress, the American Medical Association (AMA) today warned more needs to be done to reduce physician burnout and called on leaders in the health care system to remain focused on driving research, interventions, workflow and teamwork enhancements, policy changes and technology improvements.

“The tide has not yet turned on the physician burnout crisis,” said AMA President Barbara L. McAneny, M.D. Click here to continue >>

 

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