Background: Backup systems (jeopardy) are utilized by hospital medicine programs to staff clinical services in the cases of illness, leave and unexpected increases in clinical volumes. In the context of increasing hospitalist burnout and increased staffing needs during and after the COVID pandemic, a focus on how jeopardy contributes to clinician experience has emerged as […]

Background: The extent and impact of bias in medicine are increasingly recognized. Studies have demonstrated the deleterious effect of clinicians’ biases on patient care (1,2), and the impact of patients’ biases on physicians’ well-being (3). We hypothesized that more subtle expressions of bias would increase burnout among academic hospitalists. The objectives of this study were […]

Background: Physician burnout is a ubiquitous problem in healthcare characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a sense of reduced accomplishment from daily work. Though research has been done to evaluate the national burden of burnout in hospitalists, the impact of specific drivers of burnout and engagement is not yet well described. Drivers identified in the […]

Background: Physician burnout has been alarmingly high with over 50% of practicing physicians in the U.S. reporting burnout. Of which, general internal medicine displays some of the highest rates. A recent study was published in December 2021 examining the topic of burnout from the perspective of academic hospitalists at Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College […]

Background: Hospitalists have been at the frontlines of caring for hospitalized patients with COVID-19, placing unusually high stress on hospital-based providers. Attention to hospitalist well-being and resiliency has been essential. We have engaged in a quality improvement project seeking to measure and, more importantly, improve the well-being of hospitalists at a single, large academic hospital. […]

Background: Over 50% of practicing physicians in the United States report burnout with internal medicine having some of the highest rates. The aim of our study is to identify factors that contribute to burnout in academic hospitalists and the impact that COVID-19 has had on this phenomenon. Methods: 19 academic hospitalists at Froedtert Hospital & […]

Background: Over 60% of physicians report burnout. This is associated with poorer quality of care, more medical errors, increased physician turnover, substance abuse and increased suicidal ideation. Both physician-directed and organization-directed interventions have shown to improve burnout, with organization-directed providing the most benefit. Activities promoting community-building and physical activity have both been shown to reduce […]

Background: Health information technology (HIT) systems were created with the intent to improve efficiency and streamline clinical workflows. However, evidence suggests HIT systems are a significant source of clinician burnout (Adler-Milstein 2020). A thorough understanding of clinicians’ frustrations is necessary to develop solutions to improve HIT systems. In doing so, efforts from the clinical informatics […]