In Preventing Physician Burnout: Curing the Chaos and Returning Joy to the Practice of Medicine, doctors Paul DeChant and Diane Shannon define burnout, explore the consequences for physicians, patients, and the health care system, and identify the underlying causes that are fueling the epidemic. Based on their extensive interviews, they give voice to patient advocates, burnout researchers, leaders of health care organizations, and the physicians themselves.
DeChant and Shannon also share examples of strategies that hospitals and physician practices across the United States are using to address the root causes of burnout among physicians, including action items for preventing burnout and curbing the crisis.
"It is hard to see how we can create the health care system we want and need on the backs of joyless and unengaged doctors. This well-written, practical book offers the prescription we need to address this crisis."
Robert Wachter, MD, author of The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine's Computer Age
About the Author: Paul DeChant, MD, MBA, has held such positions as CEO, department chair, medical director, and board member over his thirty-year career in health care management. He is currently an executive coach and consultant for Simpler(R) Healthcare.
Dr. DeChant believes in creating a thriving work environment for physicians and leading Lean transformations to improve the lives of everyone involved in the health care industry, from patients to management. He can be reached at www.pauldechantmd.com.
Diane Shannon, MD, MPH has spent seventeen years as a health care writer with a particular focus on physician burnout, which cut short her own career as a practicing internist.
She writes on topics such as patient safety, communication, electronic health records, teamwork, and the patient experience. She can be reached at www.mdwriter.com.
