Features of a zero-burnout primary care practice

<p>Rates of burnout among primary care physicians is a growing concern in the health care workforce. </p><p>Major shifts in the practice environment — from truncated office visits and growing documentation requirements to practice consolidation — have changed physicians' sense of efficacy and autonomy, both of which are important factors in work satisfaction. </p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened these concerns as many physicians have been working long hours while experiencing supply shortages and facing significant health risks themselves.</p><p>Samuel Edwards, assistant professor of medicine at the Oregon Health and Science University, joins <em>Health Affairs </em>Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil on <em>A Health Podyssey </em>to discuss his new research published in the <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.02391">June 2021 issue of <em>Health Affairs</em> investigating burnout in primary care practices</a>.</p><p>They describe the characteristics of practices where clinical and nonclinical staff both report an absence of burnout and compare them to practices where burnout rates are high.</p><p>Listen to Alan Weil and Samuel Edwards discuss physician burnout, its prevalence in primary care practices, and the implications of their research on the practice of medicine.</p><p>This episode is sponsored by the <a href="https://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/">Rural Health Research Gateway at the University of North Dakota</a>. </p><p>Subscribe: <a href="https://feeds.transistor.fm/a-health-podyssey">RSS</a> | <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-health-podyssey/id1533852530">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3tAEbXdlzlcgjLTHfJMYqR">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=576615&amp;refid=stpr">Stitcher</a> | <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy50cmFuc2lzdG9yLmZtL2EtaGVhbHRoLXBvZHlzc2V5">Google Podcasts</a></p>