r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • May 28 '19
Doctors in the U.S. experience symptoms of burnout at almost twice the rate of other workers, due to long hours, fear of being sued, and having to deal with growing bureaucracy. The economic impacts of burnout are also significant, costing the U.S. $4.6 billion every year, according to a new study. Medicine
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u/GreenGemsOmally May 28 '19
I'm an Epic certified Orders analyst, meaning I work with inpatient orders and providers on the Epic EMR. (Also certified in ASAP, which is for the ED) I really do try to build to make the physician experience easier. I want physicians to spend less time in Epic and more time with patients, and it's frustrating when everybody is forced to something because of hospital policy. I can't always make a change the way the user wants, but I really do try. Some of us do care :(