Stress and Burnout – A rising Issue among Surgeons

A study published in the April 2009 Archives of Surgery revealed that 30 – 38% of surgeons across the country suffer from burnout.
That is no surprise to me and I can see these numbers rise rather quickly in the months and years to come if circumstances don’t change and challenges in healthcare continue to get [...]

Patient Survey to Improve Practice Efficiency and Patient Retention

Last year I wrote about the Zagat Survey for physician ratings: http://balancedphysician.wordpress.com/category/patient-service/
The Zagat Survey was designed to allow consumers to rate physicians based on 4 criteria: trust, communication, availability and environment. Patients are also allowed to leave comments.
Today I read that many doctors – including those in California, Connecticut and North Carolina, where the Zagat-WellPoint project [...]

Medical Residents: Medical Mistakes and Burnout 5 Years after the Policy Change

USA today posted an article on lack of sleep of medical residents on Monday, August 4, 2008.  In this article they are talking about the 2003 policy change from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, which cuts shifts to 24 to 30 hours with a maximum of 80 hours per week.
This study of 220 [...]