Estimating the Attributable Cost of Physician Burnout in the United States
May 28, 2018 Annals of Internal Medicine
Although physician burnout is associated with negative clinical and organizational outcomes, its economic costs are poorly understood. As a result, leaders in health care cannot properly assess the financial benefits of initiatives to remediate physician burnout. This article looks at the cost of physician burnout in the United States.
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