"Physician Burnout, Depression Can Lead To Major Medical Errors- Study" - Dr. Michael MacIntyre
Does your doctor’s mental health and well-being affect the care you receive? A new study says yes – burnout, fatigue, and depression may affect major medical errors. “Largely, the great part of this problem has to do with the complexity of the U.S. healthcare system,” said Jonathan Ripp, MD, senior associate dean of well-being and resilience, chief wellness officer, and associate dean in trainee well-being in graduate medical education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Mount Sinai Health System is one of a handful of hospital that has named a “wellness officer” in charge of tackling physician burnout. Paperwork and electronic issues add to doctors’ stress, too, Dr. Ripp said. Many hospitals now have physician wellness programs, which focus on remedies like mindfulness. “We need to manage expectations, and this takes time," he said. "By making system and individual level changes, the result should be greater meaning derived from work and less burnout.”
- Jonathan A. Ripp, MD, Senior Associate Dean, Well-Being and Resilience, Chief Wellness Officer, Associate Dean, Trainee Well-Being in Graduate Medical Education, Associate Professor, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
