title: How physician stress can hurt your practice.
abstract: Physicians are under increasing pressure to see more patients, take on more management responsibilities, and still provide the best care. That is leading to a variety of problems--everything from general malaise and burnout to early retirement and unionization. Stressed-out physicians can have a disastrous effect on the bottom line of practices. Productivity drops, staff become demoralized, turnover increases, and patients become less satisfied with the care they receive--both from the physician and support staff. There are clear warning signs of physicians under too much pressure. There are also some simple steps a practice can take to minimize the occurrence of burnout and deal with it effectively when it occurs.
mesh_terms: D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006123:Group Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007750:Labor Unions; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States