Practice system tweaks and efficiency strategies were implemented by a primary care physician to mitigate burnout associated with complex guidelines and documentation requirements.
Since joining a large multispecialty medical group in Dubuque, Iowa, 21 years ago, general internist Christine Sinsky has been tweaking her practice's systems and testing strategies for improving efficiency. Her goal is to have enough time left during appointments to do what she enjoys most: get to know her patients. In the mid-1990s, as clinical practice guidelines multiplied and insurance coding requirements became more complex, Sinsky grew desperate. “I felt like I was becoming a guideline-following automaton and a documentation drone,” she recalled. “It was draining to me, and I didn't feel it was what patients wanted, either.”Sinsky has . . .
Susan Okie (Wed,) conducted a editorial in Burnout. Practice system tweaks was evaluated. Practice system tweaks and efficiency strategies were implemented by a primary care physician to mitigate burnout associated with complex guidelines and documentation requirements.