Increasing compensation and making work schedules more flexible were tied for the top workplace measures to help with hospitalists' burnout, according to Medscape's "Hospitalist Burnout & Depression Report 2024."
The report is based on a survey of 9,226 respondents from more than 29 specialities.
Here are the workplace measures hospitalists reported would help most with burnout:
Increase compensation: 48%
Make work schedules more flexible: 48%
Add support staff: 47%
Lighten patient loads: 40%
More respect from administrators/employers, colleagues, staff: 40%
Increase physician control/autonomy: 36%
Make counseling available/check in with physicians: 11%
Offer different jobs: 4%
Other: 5%