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THURSDAY, May 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) — High costs are associated with physician turnover and reduced clinical hours attributed to burnout, according to a study published online May 28 in the Annals of Internal Medicine<\/i>.<\/p>\n
In a cost-consequence analysis using a mathematical model, Shasha Han, from the National University of Singapore, and colleagues estimated burnout-associated costs related to physician turnover and physicians reducing their clinical hours. The results of contemporary published research findings and industry reports were used to estimate model inputs.<\/p>\n
The researchers found that each year, in the United States, about $4.6 billion in costs related to turnover and reduced clinical hours were attributable to burnout on a national scale in the conservative base-case model. In multivariable probabilistic sensitivity analyses, this estimate ranged from $2.6 to $6.3 billion. At the organizational level, per employed physician per year, the annual economic cost associated with burnout related to turnover and reduced clinical hours was about $7,600.<\/p>\n
“Traditionally, the case for ameliorating physician burnout has been made primarily on ethical grounds,” the authors write. “Our results suggest that a strong financial basis exists for organizations to invest in remediating physician burnout.”<\/p>\n
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