AMA: Nine institutions made major improvements in physician burnout

Here are the nine organizations identified by AMA:

• Mayo Clinic––using group meetings to improve well-being, Mayo Clinic found semi-structured private discussions with physicians in restaurants, coffee shops or reserved rooms lead to lower burnout and social isolation, as well as higher job satisfaction.
• Stanford Medicine––allowing physicians to bank overtime for later allowed colleagues to meet work and home responsibilities and minimize burnout-induced departures.
• Bellin Health––a new team-based care model boosted job satisfaction to 92 percent since it was implemented in 2014.
• Carilion Clinic––after about three in five physicians reported burnout, Carilion pursued seven innovative ideas and initiatives, from creating a central well-being committee to adding support for interdepartmental exchange of ideas to improve well-being.
• Yale School of Medicine––with a focus on reducing clicks and increasing time spent with patients, Yale determined the need for a systemwide approach to improve burnout.
• Henry Ford Hospital­­––surveys revealed lower burnout rates on average, but Henry Ford still implemented burnout prevention strategies focused on culture and finding meaning in work.
• University of Utah Health––leaders initiated a multifaceted assessment to identify new opportunities for improvement.
• Cleveland Clinic––a new team-based care model helped drive increases in physician well-being.
• Johns Hopkins––monthly events helped ease stresses among medical students, about half of which had reported symptoms of burnout.