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: Healthcare provider burnout includes emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and diminished sense of personal accomplishment. No recent study assesses burnout among academic hospital medicine (HM) physicians. A 2011 study of hospitalists at 20 academic medical centers noted burnout near 25%. Few studies assess burnout among Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) which include Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners, [...]

Background: Decades-old clinical data and practice guidelines support the use of lipase over amylase in the workup and management of acute pancreatitis. Yet, laboratory testing for amylase continues to cost the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services more than $19 million in largely avoidable charges each year. Previously hypothesized drivers of overutilization of amylase testing [...]