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System-based strategies for mitigating burnout in radiology
Diya Mathur1, Brian D Barnacle2, Ruth W Magera3
1MD/MBA Candidate at Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine and Tuck Business School, 1 Rope Ferry Road, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA.
Background:
Burnout is a chronic problem prevalent in radiology, with a significant burden on individuals and healthcare systems.
Discussion:
A substantial portion of the literature on managing burnout has focused on individual-based remedies. We posit that burnout is a systemic problem and present an overview of some system-based strategies that could be employed to mitigate burnout in radiology. These include managing workload, optimizing work shifts, maximizing autonomy, limiting work-life conflicts, creating opportunities for professional fulfillment, utilizing user-friendly electronic medical records (EMR), deploying efficient picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), building system redundancy, leadership transparency, and fostering a healthy work environment. CONCLUSION: System-based strategies can help mitigate burnout.
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