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Trauma of tragedy, pandemic burnout and long hours may push physicians to need mental health treatment, but stigma keeps them from getting help.

Trauma of tragedy, pandemic burnout and long hours may push physicians to need mental health treatment, but stigma keeps them from getting help.

Trauma of tragedy, pandemic burnout and long hours may push physicians to need mental health treatment, but stigma keeps them from getting help.

/PRNewswire/ -- Today, The Physicians Foundation announced three key advancements as part of its comprehensive recommendations to address social drivers of...

If you’ve recently had to wait longer to see a doctor than you used to, that may not be entirely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. America is experiencing a physician shortage, and it’s only expected to get worse—a concerning situation that could lead to poorer health outcomes for many patients.

Newer payment systems—bundled payments, pay-for-performance, accountable care—have the potential to jigger the balance somewhat. But our fundamental hierarchy remains completely backwards. Until we reverse this and make primary care, well, primary, getting an appointment with your general doctor in the United States will be the Achilles' heel of medicine.

As the pandemic went from bad to worse, an emerging storyline was that frustrated and overwhelmed doctors and nurses were quitting the profession in large numbers. But did they really?

Addressing social drivers of health is a critical aspect of a primary care physician’s job, but it is also contributing to rising levels of burnout and “has a major impact” on physicians’ mental health, according to The Physicians Foundation.The nonprofit organization recently conducted a survey of physicians in America to examine how social drivers of health (SDOH) affect

Dr. Eva Skuka, a renowned scholar with a unique academic background and experience as a medical doctor, has been appointed dean of the College of Health Sciences at UNC Pembroke.

If the neighborly primary care practice is going to survive, we must embrace a more comprehensive and connected health data usage program reassuring patients that we truly know them and are properly equipped to assess future risk. Because that daily frappuccino could be doing more harm than good – and that’s data your doctor can use.