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Bruce Cummings
4 days ago3 min read
Successfully tackling clinician burnout requires a comprehensive, disciplined approach
Clinician burnout isn’t about resilience—it’s a workplace issue. See what’s missing in common solutions and how leaders can drive change.
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Bruce Cummings
Feb 275 min read
The Third Way: A Primer on Successful Organizational Transformations
A team-based approach can drive real transformation in healthcare. Learn how to improve efficiency and reduce burnout.
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Bruce Cummings
Feb 204 min read
Lessons From Losses: Reflections on MassGeneralBrigham's Predicament
Big health systems struggle, but real success comes from engaged teams, not just size or endowments.
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Bruce Cummings
Feb 53 min read
The growing and disturbing impacts of physician burnout
Two Boston Globe stories reveal a common issue, physician burnout. Learn how leadership-driven changes can help.
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Bruce Cummings
Jan 233 min read
Latest Health Professions Burnout Data from the Mayo Well-Being Index
The 2023-2024 Mayo Well-Being Index shows slight drops in burnout rates, with 50% of healthcare professionals still burned out.
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Bruce Cummings
Jan 163 min read
Mindfulness Training: A Case of Misplaced Effort by Nurses for Nurses
Mindfulness training may offer temporary relief, but it fails to address the systemic issues causing clinician burnout.
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Bruce Cummings
Dec 26, 20243 min read
A widely read on-line publication misses the boat on clinician burnout
A recent Health Leaders report on clinician burnout highlights critical misunderstandings about its causes and solutions.
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Bruce Cummings
Nov 14, 20243 min read
Moving the needle on Clinician Burnout
Explore how leadership-driven changes can transform healthcare workplaces.
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Bruce Cummings
Oct 31, 20244 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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Bruce Cummings
Apr 30, 20245 min read
Expecting NIOSH to Reveal the Secrets to Reducing Burnout in Healthcare?
So much anticipated, so little actionable guidance...
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Bruce Cummings
Apr 24, 20244 min read
Constructive Feedback to the California Nurses Association (CNA): Rethink Your Position or at Least Re-work Your Public Pronouncements Regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The CNA would be wise to look the potential AI gift horses in the mouth, not reject it out of hand...
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Bruce Cummings
Apr 17, 20244 min read
The RN Shortage in the US: Another Truism That's Not, Well, True
To change the staffing results, change the conditions...
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Bruce Cummings
Mar 21, 20245 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
Feb 13, 20244 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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Bruce Cummings
Dec 6, 20233 min read
Curing Clinician Turnover: The Unvarnished Truth for Healthcare Executives
A nursing researcher and a former hospital CEO walk into a bar…
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Bruce Cummings
Nov 28, 20233 min read
Nurses to Senior Leaders: We Don't Trust You
A MIT study recalls to mind this line by Yigrette (nurse) from the Game of Thrones epic: "You know nothing, Jon Snow (senior executive)"
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Bruce Cummings
Oct 23, 20232 min read
Findings From the Mass General Physician Organization (MGPO) Multi-Year Burnout Study
Mass General Brigham conducted a multi-year study of burnout among its own physicians and clinicians ultimately showing sobering data...
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Bruce Cummings
Sep 5, 20234 min read
Tackling The Nursing Burnout, Turnover & Retention Crisis: Findings From AONL & AMN
If you are a hospital or health system leader, these effective measures can mitigate turnover, reduce burnout and improve staff retention...
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