Joy in medical practice: clinician satisfaction in the Healthy Work Place trial.
Linzer M, Sinsky CA, Poplau S, et al. Joy In Medical Practice: Clinician Satisfaction In The Healthy Work Place Trial. Health Aff (Millwood). 2017;36(10):1808-1814. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0790.
Clinician burnout is a pressing patient safety issue. This pre–post study found that improving clinicians' work conditions (e.g., chaos, communication, values alignment, and cohesion) led to a subsequent reduction in burnout and increased likelihood of remaining in their medical practices. The findings suggest that clinicians' satisfaction can be improved by addressing workplace conditions.