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Justices Seem Receptive to Bid to Stop Texas Abortion Law
During 3 hours of oral arguments on Monday, a seeming majority of Supreme Court justices appeared receptive to blocking a Texas law that essentially outlaws abortion after 6 weeks.
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What It’s Like to Live with Lyme Disease
WebMD sat down with New York Times columnist Ross Douthat to find out a little bit more about his journey and what he recommends to anyone with Lyme Disease.
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How to Choose the Right Weight-Loss Surgery
In a situation where you may have tried all other alternatives to losing weight, surgery might be your best bet. But which is it going to be?
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Moon Phases May Affect Sleep Differently in Men and Women
Nightly shifts in the moon’s brightness and placement in the sky may play a modest role in how well we sleep -- or not.
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End-of-Life Care Specialists Get Creative During COVID-19
Experts report on the success of their program at UCLA to honor and remember people who died in the hospital from COVID-19.
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Liar, Liar: Chronic Fibbers Are Rare, Study Reveals
Amid the flurry of "fake news" and misinformation, it turns out there are very few chronic liars. See more from a new study.
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A Faster, Cheaper Test to Gauge the Risk of Premature Delivery?
Researchers have developed a two-minute test to accurately detect vaginal bacteria associated with preterm birth.
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COVID Death Toll Tops 5 Million Worldwide
Johns Hopkins University data shows the worldwide death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 5 million, and 740,000 lives lost in the United States is the most of any nation.
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FDA Delays Decision on Moderna COVID Vaccine for Younger Teens
The FDA has delayed this decision for 12- to 17-year-olds until at least January.
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We are Asking Our Physicians to Do Too Much. It’s No Wonder They are Burnt Out.
By GAIL PEACE
We have heard the phrases “physician fatigue” and “burnout” too often in the last year – and for good reason. Covid-19 has placed an incredible burden on our healthcare providers. However, as healthcare professionals, the stats representing physician burnout are not new for us.
We have seen similar trends and stats for years. Covid-19 did not cause the current state of physician burnout, it has just exacerbated it and further exposed critical issues with the expectations placed on physicians in today’s healthcare system. Ludi conducted a survey of physicians across the country confirming that exact theory:
68 percent of physicians feel pessimistic or indifferent about their occupation
48 percent describe the relationship with their hospital partners/employers as combative or transactional at best
We need to ask ourselves: What is actually causing this dissatisfaction and how can hospitals better align with their physician partners?
According to the physicians surveyed, 68 percent agreed they have too much administrative burden placed on them. More often than not, our industry blames EHRs for dominating administrative time, but from the physicians we surveyed, EHRs are just part of the problem. In fact, 54 percent of physicians indicated they spend 1-3 hours per day on administrative work outside of EHR time, with another 35 percent spending more than 4 hours per day on similar tasks.
Let’s put that into perspective. On top of seeing patients, charting in EHRs, and all the other things physicians are expected to do to take care of patients, physicians are also spending at least another 1-3 hours per day on “everything else.” This everything else includes meetings, training, compliance, policy, etc.
We are asking our physicians to do too much. It’s no wonder they are burnt out.
SOURCE OF DATA: Ludi Inc. compiled data on administrative work performed by more than 1,200 physicians between May 2020 and May 2021 that was logged through Ludi’s DocTime Suite. The notes entered directly by physicians represent how physicians spent their time for the last year when they weren’t seeing patients – as depicted in the word cloud.
To better align with physicians, hospitals need to empower physicians to focus on what they do best and appropriately pay them for that work.
SOURCE OF DATA: Ludi, Inc. surveyed 100 random physicians in the United States currently employed by a hospital or a medical group or independent physicians contracted with a hospital.
The numbers speak for themselves and the ball is in the hospitals’ court to work with physicians to help them focus on patient care. In response, we are already seeing unprecedented levels of compensation redesign across the industry to better align physician and hospital priorities. But these comp redesigns are just part of the solution. There’s plenty of low-hanging fruit that hospitals can leverage to improve their physician relationships right now – and it all starts with reducing administrative burden.
First, hospitals should consider how and where technology can be used effectively within the nuances of their operations. They can start by asking themselves a few key questions, such as: Are there tasks or processes physicians are doing on paper right now that could be automated? What does this manual process involve and how does it impact different departments? What are the most time-consuming tasks for physicians each day, each month?
Of course, hospitals should also make sure the reason they’re implementing new automation in the first place is clear to them. That is, they should be solving for specific pain points (and agree on the priority of those pain points), and with direct feedback from the stakeholders themselves, in this case, physicians. If a hospital implements a solution that doesn’t take into account the physician’s daily routine or workflow, then it’s likely the new automation will fail. And when you’re dealing with doctors, you want to make the solution is as easy and quick as possible, given everything else they have to deal with throughout the day.
The fact of the matter is though, when it comes to automation technology, more than 83 percent of physicians we surveyed agreed automation technology focused on reducing administrative workloads will improve their productivity and job satisfaction. That’s good news for hospitals.
Why? Because the less time physicians are spending on administrative tasks means more time spent with patients and other more meaningful tasks. And that’s a win-win for everyone.
At the end of the day, hospitals should always be focused on what else they can do to support their employees from a morale perspective. I worked for health systems where we had an option to drop off dry-cleaning in the lobby – a simple task but something that physicians may not have time for given their demanding schedules. Now, take that example, apply it to the big picture, and go for it.
So, what are you waiting for?
Gail Peace is founder and CEO of Ludi, Inc., a health care technology company making it easier for hospitals to pay physicians.
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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 239: Hinge, Femtec, Science37, Augmedix
On a special Saturday edition of Health in 2 Point 00, Jess and I talk about her amazing forecasting and the huge scale of one deal. Yes, the Tiger pounces and Hinge Health takes its total raise to $1 billion. There’s also an complex combo deal for Femtec, raising $38m buying Birchbox and more, and we give a quick mention to the brief history of public companies Science 37 & Augmedix – Matthew Holt
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Deadline Looms for Unvaccinated Air Force Personnel
Air Force personnel face disciplinary action if they don't get vaccinated, while a judge in Washington, D.C., blocked the White House from enforcing some mandates and a judge in New York upheld the city's vaccine requirements.
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Trick, Treat, and Travel Tips for Safe Holidays
From trick-or-treating to holiday travel and gathering with friends and family, there are suggestions to make the holidays as safe as possible.
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Death Holidays and Why We Celebrate Them
If grief is love with nowhere to go, then calendar dates facing mortality alongside friends and family might explain why death holidays are so popular in regions around the world.
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Why Vultures Lurk Along Dark Roads Near You
Streets that cut through most American suburbs and towns are ideal habitats for vultures to roost for the night, a new study suggests.
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How Two People With HIV Suppressed Virus After Stopping Treatment
Findings could help people with HIV keep the virus in remission without taking medications that can have long-term side effects,
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Texas Abortion Law Gets Speedy High-Court Hearing Monday
The Supreme Court justices, who accepted the case only 10 days before the arguments will be made, may skirt the issue of abortion and concentrate instead on the legality of the law’s unusual tack to let private citizens enforce it.
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