- Newspaper/Magazine Article
- Published May 2017
The burnout crisis in American medicine.
Xu R. The Atlantic. May 11, 2018.
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Clinician burnout is a growing concern in health care. This magazine article illustrates how ineffective electronic health record systems contribute to the problem and recommends aligning systems and regulatory influences more tightly with actual practice workflow as a strategy for improvement. A past Annual Perspective discussed the impact of clinician burnout on patient safety.
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