Leadership lessons from Mayo Clinic

<p>"In the emergency department I treat patients based upon my expert judgment. I can explain to you the sensitivities and specificities of the tests I order, I can detail the physiology and pathology involved in my differential diagnoses, and I can explain the rationale for each part of my treatment plan. But despite my expert analysis, I can still miss important details.</p> <p>Did I get input from the family or the paramedics? The pharmacist noticed something in the past medical records that might be important, and the nurse thinks something else might be going on. Did I invite their opinions and listen to them?"</p> <p><a href= "https://www.mayoclinic.org/biographies/winters-richard-c-m-d/bio-20146828" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" data-wpel-link="external">Richard Winters</a> is an emergency physician and author of <a href="https://amzn.to/3LEL86C" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" data-wpel-link="external">You're the Leader. Now What?: Leadership Lessons from Mayo Clinic</a>.</p> <p>He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD article, "<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/2022/10/how-to-improve-decision-making-effectiveness.html">How to improve decision-making effectiveness</a>."</p> <p><a href="https://nuance.com/daxinaction"><img class= "alignnone wp-image-424286 size-medium" src= "https://www.kevinmd.com/wp-content/uploads/NuanceLogo_Horz_k-2-300x62.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="62" /></a></p> <p><em>The Podcast by KevinMD is brought to you by the <a href= "https://nuance.com/daxinaction">Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience</a>.</em></p> <p><em>With so many demands on their time, physicians today report record levels of burnout. Burnout is caused by many factors, one of which is clinical documentation. Studies indicate physicians spend two hours documenting care for every hour spent with patients.</em></p> <p><em>At Nuance, we are committed to helping physicians do what you love – care for patients – and spend less time on clinical documentation. The