Charter on Physician Well-being

The state of physician well-being is analyzed. Dedication to serving the interest of the patient is at the heart of medicine's contract with society. When physicians are well, they are best able to meaningfully connect with and care for patients. Addressing physician well-being benefits patient...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2018-04, Vol.319 (15), p.1541-1542
Main Authors: Thomas, Larissa R, Ripp, Jonathan A, West, Colin P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Health care
Health care industry
Heart
Medical personnel
Medicine
Patients
Physician patient relationships
Physicians
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Summary:The state of physician well-being is analyzed. Dedication to serving the interest of the patient is at the heart of medicine's contract with society. When physicians are well, they are best able to meaningfully connect with and care for patients. Addressing physician well-being benefits patients, physicians, and the health care system. Governing bodies, policy makers, medical organizations, and individual physicians share a responsibility to pro-actively support meaningful engagement, vitality, and fulfillment in medicine. Furthering these ideals within the culture of medicine and across its diverse members may help to strengthen health care teams and improve health care system performance.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2018.1331