Physician Burnout: KLAS Report & Solutions
- Ambulatory care physicians face increasing challenges managing electronic messages from patients, contributing to burnout and potentially hindering healthcare efficiency.
Increasing patient messages are overwhelming physicians, leading to increased physician burnout and negatively impacting patient care.A recent report highlights the growing digital communication from patients, creating meaningful strain on ambulatory care physicians, with specialties such as internal medicine and family medicine being the most affected. This message overload contributes to dissatisfaction with EHR systems. Discover how triage systems and AI solutions can possibly alleviate this burden for healthcare professionals. Explore the findings from the KLAS report in this News Directory 3 article and prepare for what’s next.
Message Overload Fuels Physician Burnout, Impacts Patient Care
Ambulatory care physicians face increasing challenges managing electronic messages from patients, contributing to burnout and potentially hindering healthcare efficiency. A recent report indicates that a notable number of patients are using digital messaging for pre- and post-visit communication, and nearly all plan to continue this practice.
The rise in patient messaging, while improving accessibility, has placed considerable strain on physicians. The report found that 47% of ambulatory care physicians feel overwhelmed by message volume, compared to only 24% of acute care physicians. This message burden is also