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Abstract Number: 60
SHM Converge 2024
Background: The hospital setting can be stressful for both patients and providers. The lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic such as staffing shortages, hospital overcrowding, and provider burnout have only exacerbated this problem. In 2023, we undertook a study aimed at improving the wellness of both patients and providers. Data gathered from this study will […]
Abstract Number: 100
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Current studies continue to find high rates of reported burnout worldwide among healthcare workers, including attending physicians. However, many of the studies have been limited in assessing attending physician well-being across multiple sites and healthcare systems. Within our health enterprise, we have a diverse group of attending physicians, particularly those who rotate on the […]
Abstract Number: 358
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Hospitalist groups must be able to respond to unexpected staff absences due to sick calls, personal emergencies, and unanticipated leave, all of which have substantially increased since the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. They also need to be able to respond to ongoing fluctuations in census related to seasonal respiratory viral surges, as well as institutional […]
Abstract Number: 360
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Providers have a variety of situations arise on shift that challenge or inhibit their ability to provide care to patients, sometimes with advanced notice but often without. Most programs have coverage systems in place for emergent needs, but these are less than ideal for immediate and short-term situations (Table 1). Without a set policy, […]
Abstract Number: 370
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Physician burnout is a persistent stress reaction which can include emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and feeling of decreased personal accomplishment. Burnout affects all specialties and all practices, but burnout rates are higher among women physicians as compared to men (56% vs 41%). Gender disparities in burnout have many causes, including inequities in recruitment, pay and […]
Abstract Number: 386
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Burnout is prevalent among healthcare workers (HCW) within the United States and has only increased since the COVID-19 pandemic.1,2,3,4 Approximately 52% of HCWs–including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and physical therapists–reported burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic.1 Social isolation is an important factor associated with burnout among HCWs.5 Despite the rise in burnout, interventions to address burnout […]
Abstract Number: 416
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Clinicians spend nearly half of their time at work on clinical documentation, impacting time spent with patients and trainees. Studies have demonstrated a correlation with electronic health record (EHR) documentation burden and clinician burnout. Finding innovative ways to balance increasing EHR demands and mitigate this burden is essential. Purpose: We identified that time spent […]