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Articles and Tips on Clinician Burnout and Workplace Wellbeing

Bruce Cummings

Nov 143 min read

Moving the needle on Clinician Burnout

Explore how leadership-driven changes can transform healthcare workplaces.

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New insights into tackling the healthcare workforce crisis

Bruce Cummings

Nov 64 min read

New insights into tackling the healthcare workforce crisis

Healthcare crisis: burnout, turnover high. Leaders must empower staff, streamline workflows, and use AI.

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An important advance in reducing clinician burnout is also good for improving executive-clinician relations

Bruce Cummings

Oct 314 min read

An important advance in reducing clinician burnout is also good for improving executive-clinician relations

An advance in reducing clinician burnout is the PSH40 metric, defining scheduled patient hours for fairer workloads and better balance.

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How to know if you have a true healthcare system versus a "roll-up" of parts and pieces?

Bruce Cummings

Oct 243 min read

How to know if you have a true healthcare system versus a "roll-up" of parts and pieces?

Real healthcare success comes from a unified clinical team, not scale. Trust, shared values, and clinician involvement are key.

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Think AI will cure all that ails hospitals and health systems?

Bruce Cummings

Oct 113 min read

Think AI will cure all that ails hospitals and health systems?

MIT Professor says to lower one's expectations For those healthcare leaders hoping that AI will deliver extraordinary improvements in the...

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A new robust report from Mercer forecasts the healthcare workforce in 2028

Bruce Cummings

Oct 44 min read

A new robust report from Mercer forecasts the healthcare workforce in 2028

Mercer's new report forecasts the U.S. healthcare workforce in 2028, revealing a mix of shortages and surpluses across roles and regions.

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JAMA Open Network Piece On Clinician Burnout Misses The Bigger Target

Bruce Cummings

May 74 min read

JAMA Open Network Piece On Clinician Burnout Misses The Bigger Target

Peer support teams are effective but will not end clinician burnout...

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Expecting NIOSH to Reveal the Secrets to Reducing Burnout in Healthcare?

Bruce Cummings

Apr 305 min read

Expecting NIOSH to Reveal the Secrets to Reducing Burnout in Healthcare?

So much anticipated, so little actionable guidance...

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Question: What Major National Healthcare Organization is Missing in Action on Clinician Burnout? Answer: The American Hospital Association

Bruce Cummings

Apr 124 min read

Question: What Major National Healthcare Organization is Missing in Action on Clinician Burnout? Answer: The American Hospital Association

A venerable organization serves up up pablum instead of meaningful, actionable advice.

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Yet Another Data-Rich Case Study Highlighting the Nexus Between the Workplace and Health

Bruce Cummings

Mar 265 min read

Yet Another Data-Rich Case Study Highlighting the Nexus Between the Workplace and Health

McKinsey shows how employers doing good for their people results in both organizations and their people doing well.

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Is the Staffing Crisis Over in Healthcare? No, There's Still Time to Act.

Bruce Cummings

Mar 215 min read

Is the Staffing Crisis Over in Healthcare? No, There's Still Time to Act.

But senior leaders need to reimagine and redesign the workplace. Now.

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Bruce Cummings

Mar 125 min read

Tackling and Taming the EHR Monster

Mercy Health delivers a textbook example of effective EHR remediation.

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Wait. What? AI Won’t Slay All The Dragons in Healthcare?

Bruce Cummings

Mar 53 min read

Wait. What? AI Won’t Slay All The Dragons in Healthcare?

To realize breakthrough results for clinicians, AI must be met by changes in workplace culture, policies, and leadership practices.

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Toward Organizational Wellbeing: A Clarion Call for Leading Hospitals, Health Systems, and Medical Group Practices Differently

Bruce Cummings

Feb 277 min read

Toward Organizational Wellbeing: A Clarion Call for Leading Hospitals, Health Systems, and Medical Group Practices Differently

Compelling new research from McKinsey explains why. We explain how...

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Are Introverted Leaders More Likely to Remediate the Healthcare Workforce Crisis?

Bruce Cummings

Feb 205 min read

Are Introverted Leaders More Likely to Remediate the Healthcare Workforce Crisis?

“Quiet people have the loudest minds” — Stephen Hawking

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A Comprehensive, Sustainable Approach to Resolving Hospitals’ and Group Practices’ Workforce Challenges

Bruce Cummings

Feb 134 min read

A Comprehensive, Sustainable Approach to Resolving Hospitals’ and Group Practices’ Workforce Challenges

Change the work environment, reap the benefits.

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Exploding The Myth of Personal Resilience Programming as an Antidote to Clinician Burnout

Bruce Cummings

Feb 72 min read

Exploding The Myth of Personal Resilience Programming as an Antidote to Clinician Burnout

A popular workplace trend not supported by evidence.

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Word of the Day: “Shibboleth.” Or, What Do Eliminating SAT’s and Clinician Burnout Have in Common?

Bruce Cummings

Jan 93 min read

Word of the Day: “Shibboleth.” Or, What Do Eliminating SAT’s and Clinician Burnout Have in Common?

The trap of conventional wisdom...

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A New York City Physician's Legacy is Realized in Massachusetts

Bruce Cummings

Dec 29, 20233 min read

A New York City Physician's Legacy is Realized in Massachusetts

A tribute to Dr. Lorna Breen and to the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation...

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Word of the Year, “Riz”, Meet Healthcare Phenomenon of the Decade, “Labordemic”

Bruce Cummings

Dec 13, 20233 min read

Word of the Year, “Riz”, Meet Healthcare Phenomenon of the Decade, “Labordemic”

Still more reasons for hospital leaders to think, act, and prioritize differently...

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