Medscape: 10 Factors That Contribute Most to Physician Burnout

1. Too many bureaucratic tasks: 55%
2. Spending too many hours at work: 33%
3. Lack of respect from administrators, employers, colleagues or staff: 32%
4. Increasing computerization of practice (EHRs): 30%
5. Insufficient compensation/reimbursement: 29%
6. Lack of control/autonomy: 24%
7. Feeling like a cog in a wheel: 22%
8. Decreasing reimbursements: 19%
9. Lack of respect from patients: 17%
10. Government regulations: 16%

Notes: Results from a survey of over 15,000 physicians included in the report, "Medscape National Physician Burnout & Suicide Report 2020: The Generational Divide."
Source: Medscape, January 15, 2020
Source URL: https://www.medscape.com/slideshow/2020-lifestyle-infectious...

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