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This Mental Illness Awareness Week, Altais spotlights a critical yet often overlooked aspect of healthcare: physician mental health and well-being. Key insights for healthcare leaders and medical professionals: 🚑 Physician Burnout: The healthcare industry faces a crisis of physician burnout, which can lead to decreased quality of care and increased medical errors. 🧘⚕️Self-Care is Patient Care: Supporting physician mental health directly impacts patient outcomes. Well-rested, mentally healthy physicians provide better care. 🏥 Systemic Approach: Addressing physician mental health requires organizational commitment, from workflow optimization to creating a culture of openness and support. 🛠️ Innovative Solutions: Technology and new care models can help alleviate administrative burdens, allowing physicians to focus on patient care and personal well-being. At Altais, we're dedicated to developing solutions that prioritize physician well-being, recognizing it as a cornerstone of effective, sustainable healthcare delivery. We invite healthcare leaders: How are you supporting physician mental health in your organization? Share your strategies below. #PhysicianWellness #MentalHealthAwareness #HealthcareInnovation #Altais #CombattingBurnout

As a healthcare provider, you understand the critical nature of timely intervention, especially in behavioral health. At Denova Collaborative Health, we share your commitment to immediate and effective care. That’s why we guarantee that your patients can see a professional within 24 hours of reaching out to us. Here’s how our commitment to care benefits you and your patients: 🌟 Enhanced Patient Outcomes: Early intervention can significantly improve treatment outcomes, particularly in mental health crises. 🌟 Increased Patient Trust and Satisfaction: When patients receive prompt care, their trust in the healthcare system improves, leading to higher patient satisfaction and retention rates. 🌟 Streamlined Care Coordination: Our rapid response capability means you can rely on us to extend your care without delays, helping you manage your patients' health more effectively. By referring patients to Denova, you're not just offering them a service; you're ensuring they receive swift, integrated care that addresses their needs holistically and promptly.

#JQSH invites submissions on quality measures across diverse specialties & disciplines, alongside research addressing burnout in healthcare. Submit your manuscripts: https://loom.ly/uGQ8ums #HealthcareSafety #QualityImprovement #burnout

The truth about physician stress and burnout is finally exposed. A new physician health survey uncovers the surprising root causes. The American Medical Association's physician burnout report shows that almost 50% of doctors are still burned out. Guess what? The workload is not the cause of most doctors' burnout. Feeling undervalued is the major emotional cause of why most doctors experience burnout at work. Other contributing factors to physician stress include: 1)Insufficient support staff, leading to physicians performing tasks that could be delegated. 2) Excessive administrative tasks, including issues like prior authorization. What do you think about this survey findings and let me know if you feel valued at work? Link to the report is in the comment section. #healthcoach #wellnesscoach #PhysicianBurnout #HealthcareReform #DoctorWellbeing #MedicalBurnout #PhysicianWellness #HealthcareWorkforce #MedicalAdministration #DoctorSupport #HealthcareBurnout #PhysicianSatisfaction

#JQSH invites submissions on quality measures across diverse specialties & disciplines, alongside research addressing burnout in healthcare. Submit your manuscripts: https://loom.ly/uGQ8ums #HealthcareSafety #QualityImprovement #burnout

"I'm forced to treat organs, not human beings” In a recent conversation with a colleague, these words struck a chord: "I'm forced to treat organs, not human beings." This sentiment resonates with many of us in the medical field, highlighting an urgent need to re-humanize medicine. The current approach, focused more on treating symptoms rather than individuals, is not only hurting our patients but also taking a toll on us as clinicians. Three Major Problems: 1. Incomplete Care: We treat symptoms, not people. 2. Lost Connections: We can't build real relationships with patients. 3. Burnout: The endless cycle is draining us. The Impact: 1. Patients suffer from impersonal care. 2. We suffer from frustration and burnout. This system is failing everyone. It’s time to demand change. We need to re-humanize medicine to truly heal our patients and protect our well-being as clinicians. What is your experience? #ReHumanizeMedicine #HealthcareRevolution #ClinicianBurnout

More stories on patients reading clinical notes are needed. 3 items omitted: 🎯 Clinicians must talk about what they write, so clinic visits align 💯 with notes! 🎯 Patient access to notes via #portals is different from data #interoperability between clinicians; driven by #healthcare organizations, this has benefits & big challenges. 🎯 Few talk of what's most important: citizen #consent over who can access their data (#control by the people the information is about!) Note: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs #VA provided access to all notes & results in 2013 (w/ mental health) and was driven by #patient demand; benefits for patients far outweighed small risks - which could be mitigated. Christina Caron Liz Salmi Charlotte Blease Cait DesRoches, DrPH MSc Steve ONeill John Torous, MD MBI Chethan Sarabu, MD Deborah Wachenheim John Santa, MD MPH Dave deBronkart Tom Delbanco, MD Sigall Bell Gilles Frydman Adrian Gropper Carol Robinson

Talk to your doctor about mental health. Not yours. Theirs. 78% of physicians agree there’s a culture of stigma around mental health and seeking mental healthcare among other physicians. Partly, they’re concerned about seeking mental health care based on questions asked in their licensure and accreditation paperwork. There are so many reasons why mental health has been left out of health care. This has to be a factor. Cardiology pays. Ortho pays. In a fee for service world, mental health historically just hasn’t paid. It’s a service line loss leader. But we pay the cost. We’re basically in an economic depression every year with a $282 billion loss per year due to mental health and mental illness challenges. But the answer isn’t as easy as lower the rates. It may help some. Payor reimbursement have been historically low for mental health care. We need more clarity on mental health outcomes though we’re making progress. Health systems have been perfectly positioned in their communities and often the first company that comes to mind when there’s an emergency. But many health systems haven’t invested in behavioral health infrastructure. Some of them are like cities. Cities that failed to forecast and allocate funds to build freeways and public transportation. Now there are traffic jams. We shouldn’t be surprised. They are seeing their ERs filled with behavioral health issues and co-occurring emergencies. They’re adapting. Playing catch-up. Some of them are buying behavioral health companies. Others are building out infrastructure and are ready to market their services. There are some healthcare organizations that approach mental healthcare from an altruistic standpoint. Some health systems and payors are taking on more risk with managed care to focus more on quality outcomes. I believe health systems remain positioned to be an incredible resource around mental healthcare now and as we go forward. If you’re a health system marketer and could use some help learning the language of mental health, come to the Mental Health Marketing Conference this October. Last year nearly 4% of our audience were health systems. I’d love to see that number double. And double again. P.S. And yes, ask your doctor about your mental health too. A lot can happen from a conversation.

I’ve been discussing the consequences of moral injury on helping professionals for years. It’s not just healthcare workers. Many people who work in helping industries can be impacted. It’s not talked about or taught enough. Check out this book. #moralinjury As Dr. Byrne explains, "When we heal the healers, the repercussions are felt throughout the healthcare system. Patients experience deeper empathy, and decision-making becomes grounded in ethics." Backed by staggering statistics revealing that over 50% of clinicians suffer from moral distress, moral injury, or burnout. With 40% of doctors planning to leave their current practice, the need for transformative change in healthcare has never been more urgent. "A must-read for health system executives, clinician wellness leaders, and healthcare entrepreneurs looking to fix the provider burnout crisis. Dr. Byrne skillfully diagnoses a new culprit - moral injury - through a variety of vulnerable first-hand accounts and compelling interviews with healthcare providers and trainees.”

'Measuring what matters in mental healthcare.' Read the latest CHE Research Summary by Rowena Jacobs on the development of a novel method to take account of aspects of the care process that matter in measuring the performance of mental healthcare providers https://lnkd.in/ec4bYR26