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We all know what it feels like to be burned out -- to be spent and fried after a long shift. According to Jama Internal Medicine, burnout is more common among physicians than other workers in the United States. Furthermore, research suggests that many physicians experience professional burnout -- a syndrome characterized by emotional exhaustion, […]

Technology is ubiquitous in several aspects of our daily lives. This proves no different in the healthcare industry, especially when it comes to communication. Unfortunately, some facilities are still using a mix of email, fax machines, and voicemails to create their on-call schedules. These methods are inefficient and waste time, money, and energy. MDsyncNET’s on-call […]

“Efficiency” has become the mantra of the hospital workplace. With revenues ever more dependent on performance metrics and margins increasingly narrow, extracting every bit of value from hospital resources – both material and human – is vital. All too often, though, Medical Services Professionals (MSP) and their colleagues (CMOs, VPMAs) feel the squeeze. In part, […]

Just as the circulatory system delivers oxygenated blood from the largest arteries to the tiniest capillaries, healthcare information technology is infusing every nook and cranny of the healthcare system. Patients use mobile apps to make and track health and fitness goals and book house calls. They go online to reserve slots in emergency departments and […]

The Affordable Care Act triggered a revolution that continues to impact everyone along the healthcare spectrum, from the patient to the provider to the administrator. No one imagined that physician burnout would be a devastating side effect. The goal of better health outcomes at lower costs has fueled myriad trends. Increased responsibility for copays and […]

When athletes feel the burn, they know that they’re in their peak performance zone. When physicians feel the burn, it’s cause for worry. Today, combating physician burnout is imperative. Burnout is on the rise, due in part to feeling burdened and stressed by the digitization of the healthcare delivery system. Eight years ago, less than […]