Clinician burnout
Surgeon General Advisory Sounds Alarm on Health Worker Burnout and Resignation
United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a new Surgeon General’s Advisory highlighting the urgent need to address the health worker burnout crisis across the country. Health workers, including physicians, nurses, community and public health workers, nurse aides, among others, have long faced systemic challenges in the health care system even before the COVID-19 pandemic, leading […]
Read MoreSurgeon General Advisory Sounds Alarm on Health Worker Burnout and Resignation
United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a new Surgeon General’s Advisory highlighting the urgent need to address the health worker burnout crisis across the country. Health workers, including physicians, nurses, community and public health workers, nurse aides, among others, have long faced systemic challenges in the health care system even before the COVID-19 […]
Read MoreSurgeon General Advisory Sounds Alarm on Health Worker Burnout and Resignation
United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a new Surgeon General’s Advisory highlighting the urgent need to address the health worker burnout crisis across the country. Health workers, including physicians, nurses, community and public health workers, nurse aides, among others, have long faced systemic challenges in the health care system even before the COVID-19 pandemic, leading […]
Read MoreNew Law Funds Support for Health Care Workers’ Mental Wellness
On March 18, 2022, President Biden signed the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act into law. The law is named for Dr. Lorna Breen, who served as the Medical Director of New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital before her suicide in April 2020, a death her family attributes to the immense mental, emotional, and physical toll that […]
Read MoreNew Law Funds Support for Health Care Workers’ Mental Wellness
On March 18, 2022, President Biden signed the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act into law. The law is named for Dr. Lorna Breen, who served as the Medical Director of New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital before her suicide in April 2020, a death her family attributes to the immense mental, emotional, and physical […]
Read MoreHouse Passes Bill to Improve Health Care Worker Well-Being
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 1667), legislation to fund programs to improve the well-being and mental health of health care workers, including proivders of home-based care. This legislation is motivated at least in part by concern about the unprecedented stress and burnout health care workers have […]
Read MoreHouse Passes Bill to Improve Health Care Worker Well-Being
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 1667), legislation to fund programs to improve the well-being and mental health of health care workers, including proivders of home-based care. This legislation is motivated at least in part by concern about the unprecedented stress and burnout health care […]
Read MoreHHS Announces Millions of $ to Fight Burnout in Health Care Workforce
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced the availability of an estimated $103 million in American Rescue Plan funding over a three-year period to reduce burnout and promote mental health among the health workforce. These investments, which take into particular consideration the needs of […]
Read MoreHHS Announces Millions of $ to Fight Burnout in Health Care Workforce
On Friday, July 16, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced the availability of an estimated $103 million in American Rescue Plan funding over a three-year period to reduce burnout and promote mental health among the health workforce. These investments, which take into particular […]
Read MoreA New Resource to Combat Clinician Burnout
The National Academy of Medicine has created a Clinician Well-Being Knowledge Hub, intended as a comprehensive repository to provide clinicians and health system professionals with resources to battle clinician burnout, a common problem in the health care industry. The ever-increasing demands of the health care field have led to high rates of burnout and stress […]
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