{"id":74210,"date":"2023-09-14T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hitconsultant.net\/?p=74210"},"modified":"2023-09-15T16:21:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T20:21:42","slug":"how-telehealth-can-combat-clinician-burnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hitconsultant.net\/2023\/09\/14\/how-telehealth-can-combat-clinician-burnout\/","title":{"rendered":"How Telehealth Can Combat Clinician Burnout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Guy Friedman, Co-Founder and CEO of SteadyMD<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The crisis of clinician burnout is worsening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clinicians are feeling stressed, overworked and underappreciated. Some are responding by leaving healthcare or cutting back on hours. Nearly 334,000 healthcare providers, including 117,000 physicians left the workforce in 2021, according to a 2022 study<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the problem did not end when the public health emergency did. In a recent survey by a financial consulting firm, 40% of clinicians said they were considering leaving their jobs for better pay, work-life balance or to relieve burnout. A 2022 survey<\/a> found that almost a third of nurse practitioners were considering leaving healthcare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reasons are myriad: workload, personal health and safety, a lack of professional satisfaction, chaotic work conditions and more all contribute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The workforce departures are coming at a time when the country is already facing critical clinician shortages. The United States needs more than 17,000 primary care practitioners, 12,000 dental health practitioners and 8,200 mental health practitioners, according to a Health Resources and Services Administration report<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is, of course, no single solution to this crisis. Many things need to be improved, from compensation to EHRs <\/a>to flexible scheduling. But the overriding focus must be on making clinicians happier and more satisfied in their jobs, so satisfied that they want to continue to do them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why clinicians are interested in telehealth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making it possible for more clinicians to practice telehealth is one way to improve their job satisfaction.      <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a recent survey, more than 1,700 doctors, nurse practitioners and therapists were asked why they wanted to practice telehealth. They cited the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n