Concerns about clinician wellbeing have been on the rise throughout the last decade. I’ve witnessed it firsthand and felt it myself. But the situation isn’t improving at the needed pace, according to athenahealth’s third Physician Sentiment Survey (PSS) conducted by The Harris Poll to examine the factors impacting physicians’ experiences. The survey of more than 1,000 physicians revealed pervasive feelings of burnout and dissatisfaction.
Nele Jessel, M.D, athenahealth