Physician burnout was associated with about a twofold increase in unsafe patient care, unprofessionalism and low patient satisfaction, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
“Physician burnout has taken the form of an epidemic that may affect core domains of health care delivery, including patient safety, quality of care, and patient satisfaction,” Maria Panagioti, PhD, from the National Institute for Health Research, and colleagues wrote. “However, this evidence has not been systematically quantified.”
Panagioti and colleagues performed a
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