Doctors Quit After Shrinking Reimbursements and Metric Overload
13 posts across 10 communities in the last 90 days; 23% from r/FamilyMedicine.
“Ego and/or exploiting opportunities. If you want to build a career CRNA is $$$$. I honestly think burnout is so high because so many have their heart set on something so specific before they even know if they can hack it. [re: Do you think the cardiac/ER/ICU route is over hyped?]”
“This statistic appears constantly in physician burnout discourse, sourced to Physicians for a National Health Program using Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census data. It's worth citing carefully, because it's also been directly challenged. Economist Kevin Drum's independent…”
“I want to quit my current job as a primary care physician for many reasons. My multiple concerns regarding my patient panel have led to no changes. I wish I could give more specific examples but if anyone from my healthcare system read this it might be obvious. I am burned out…”
Doctors are experiencing overwhelming stress and distress not solely from workload, but from systemic issues within the healthcare system. These include performance metrics, administrative burdens, shrinking reimbursements, and the increasing complexity of modern medical practice, leading many to leave the profession.
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“Ego and/or exploiting opportunities. If you want to build a career CRNA is $$$$. I honestly think burnout is so high because so many have their heart set on something so specific before they even know if they can hack it. [re: Do you think…”
“This statistic appears constantly in physician burnout discourse, sourced to Physicians for a National Health Program using Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census data. It's worth citing carefully, because it's also been directly challenged. Economist Kevin Drum's independent analysis, along with a critique published on Marginal Revolution, argues the 1970 baseline number of administrators was likely undercounted, which mathematically inflates every subsequent percentage figure built”
“I want to quit my current job as a primary care physician for many reasons. My multiple concerns regarding my patient panel have led to no changes. I wish I could give more specific examples but if anyone from my healthcare system read this it might be obvious. I am burned out to put it shortly. I know I should not put in my 3 month notice or resignation until I have a job secured and for the past 1 and a half years the thought of doing that would have seemed 100% foolish but in the last month I”
“We all know that the healthcare system in the US is in a horrible state right now and is essentially being held together with duct tape and glue. But I don’t think people understand just how many physicians are wanting to jump ship. Across all specialties I know several physicians who would love to get out of medicine entirely. Public perception both with recent public trials and attitudes in general towards physician online (including Reddit) are terrible. I will grant that some physicians can”
“Source/original published study: Emergency physician burnout and attrition in Canada: a longitudinal study Relevant editorial paper: How to stop Canada’s emergency physicians from leaving their profession submitted by /u/drjerio [link] [comments]”
“Specifically interested in input from fellow docs but open to everyone Anybody have any burnout courses or coaches they recommend. I have in the past considered working with Rob Ornan (formerly of EMRAP fame) or doing the Unburnable group course. At the time I decided to just drop some shifts instead. While that strategy worked for awhile, I'm starting to feel burnt out again. rather than drop now shifts, expiring other solutions. Any recommendations for courses, coaches, etc? submitte”
MCG asks "The art of medicine requires resilience on the part of its practitioners. There can be perceived failure even when the medical team has done everything right. Please describe a time…
“I’ve been thinking a lot about burnout in family medicine. We talk (rightfully) about RVUs, prior authorizations, inbox overload, staffing shortages, and declining reimbursement. Those are all real problems. But I wonder if there’s another factor we don’t discuss enough, which is many of us are simply too nice. Family medicine attracts people who genuinely want to help others. That’s one of our greatest strengths, but it can also become one of our biggest liabilities if we don’t learn to set bou”
“I've been exploring whether people can recognize changes in their state before they consciously label it as burnout. I'm building a very early research prototype around that question, but I'm mostly trying to understand people's lived experience first. submitted by /u/BornABillionaire [link] [comments]”
“I’m not saying doctors need to be shredded, have perfect bodies, or look like fitness influencers. I’m also not talking about people dealing with medical conditions, injuries, genetics, mental health struggles, burnout, or life circumstances that make weight and health more complicated. What I am saying is that I think doctors and other medical professionals should make a serious effort to practice the health habits they encourage in patients. Doctors are often seen by the public as the highest”
“It is becoming to me more and more evident that the typical workday of a physician-- almost regardless of specialty-- is so much more difficult and demanding than any other "high stress job" or professional job. I'm finding myself comparing my job ( granted, I'm still in residency) to other professionals who have gone to college/ grad school or gotten a doctorate degree and it is insane how vastly different our work life is. As a doctor, you're almost alwa”
“I’m a practice owner of almost 3 years. I’ve been out of school 5 years. I’ve been focusing on growing my practice the last few years and busier than we’ve ever been. I’m feeling really dissatisfied with work recently though, I have severe feelings of anxiety and dread on Sundays and all days I go to work. I just don’t like dentistry and I can’t imagine doing this for the rest of my life. To the point that I dream of my carpel tunnel getting worse so that I can”
“I’m a medical doctor in Kenya and I’m honestly at a point where I’ve lost the passion I once had for medicine. The workload is heavy, the system is stretched, and the compensation does not reflect the years of training or the level of responsibility at all. Over time, it’s not just physical exhaustion, it’s the mental fatigue of feeling like you’re constantly giving more than you have, with very little room to actually grow I used to think I could”
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