The health care industry saw a period of high burnout amid the pandemic, and the American Medical Association says its survey results mark a milestone shift.
For the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, physician burnout has dropped below 50%, an annual survey from the American Medical Association shows.
But the new AMA survey, collecting 12,400 physician responses across 31 states, shows a positive shift in the battle, as burnout rates have continuously decreased since their record-high of 62.8% in 2021. In 2023, the year analyzed in the AMA's latest survey, 48.2% of responding physicians reported experiencing at least one burnout symptom, down from 53% in 2022.
Although all of their burnout rates have declined from the year prior, the AMA's survey still found higher than average rates in emergency medicine , internal medicine , obstetrics and gynecology , and family medicine . Pediatrics and hospital medicine also had higher levels, with 46.9% and 44% respectively.
To keep these issues at bay, the AMA said it and other organizations must go after and measure their roots such as administrative burdens, lack of connectedness and trust, workplace chaos and systemic issues.
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