JAMA Netw Open

How prevalent is physician burnout in the U.S.?

October 13, 2023

Results suggest that the physician burnout rate in the U.S. is on the rise. This pattern represents a potential threat to the U.S. healthcare system's ability to care for patients.

• This survey study involved 1,373 physician faculty members of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization. Participants represented various clinical specialties across a range of career stages.
• The online survey covered the following domains: physician career and compensation satisfaction, well-being, administrative workload, and leadership and diversity.
• The cohort was relatively well distributed in regard to years of experience, with the highest number and proportion of physicians reporting between 11 and 20 years of experience. Within this group, burnout declined from 44.4% in 2017 to 41.9% in 2019 before rising to 50.4% in 2021.

Source:

Ortega, M. (2023, October 2). JAMA Netw Open. Patterns in Physician Burnout in a Stable-Linked Cohort. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37801314/