The Sharp Index Blog
The Clinician Shortage Crisis
The United States is facing physician and nurse shortages, which are only predicted to get worse. This is a call for health care leaders to take action to address these clinician shortages before it is too late.
The Clinicians Are Not Alright: Substance Use, Mental Health and Burnout Among Health Care Workers
Substance use, mental health, burnout and acute trauma from the COVID-19 pandemic have created a noxious environment for health care workers. Read more about this here.
Caring for Patients That Do Not Care About You
While many are trying to return to normal, health care workers are stuck in the latest surge of COVID-19. As the pandemic continues, health care workers are facing another obstacle to their physical and mental health: patients.
HIMSS21 Wrap Up
While we wish we were at #HIMSS21 in person, we were excited to join in virtually for some awesome sessions on burnout and women in medicine. Check out some of our highlights of the conference in this latest blog post.
EHR and Physician Burnout
Is technology complicit in causing physician burnout, or could it be the solution? Is it possible that it is both?