Physician Relationships
Sidebar: Professional Fulfillment Domains for Physicians
December 5, 2017
3:40 pm
Drawing on research, physician leaders at the Stanford WellMD Center have devised a three-part framework to help organizations think about burnout mitigation strategies.
Domain 1: Culture of Wellness
Leadership support and accountability for wellness
Resources to support wellness
Regular measurement of wellness/professional fulfillment
Recognition and appreciation
Fairness and inclusiveness
Transparency and values alignment
Domain 2: Efficiency of Practice
Redesign of inefficient work
Physician involvement in redesign of clinical processes
Teamwork models of practice
Work-space design to promote communication
Efficient communication methods to minimize email
Streamlined electronic medical record interface
Staffing and scheduling to accommodate predictable absences
Domain 3: Personal Resilience
Self-care assessment and support
Safety-net system for crisis interventions
Evidence-based worksite health promotion
Encouragement of peer support
Financial management counseling
Life-needs support (i.e., child and elder care, after-hours meals, etc.)
