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Home Research Research Library Relationship Between Physician Burnout And The Quality And Cost Of Care For Medicare Beneficiaries Is Complex Relationship Between Physician Burnout And The Quality And Cost Of Care For Medicare Beneficiaries Is Complex 2022 Author(s) Casalino, Lawrence P, Li, Jing, Peterson, Lars E, Rittenhouse, Diane R, Zhang, Manyao, O'Donnell, Eloise May, and Phillips, Robert L Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Quality Of Care Volume Health Affairs Source Health Affairs Despite reports of a physician burnout epidemic, there is little research on the relationship between burnout and objective measures of care outcomes and no research on the relationship between burnout and costs of care. Linking survey data from 1,064 family physicians to Medicare claims, we found no consistent statistically significant relationship between seven categories of self-reported burnout and measures of ambulatory care-sensitive admissions, ambulatory care-sensitive emergency department visits, readmissions, or costs. The coefficients for ambulatory care-sensitive admissions and readmissions for all burnout levels, compared with never being burned out, were consistently negative (fewer ambulatory care-sensitive admissions and readmissions), suggesting that, counterintuitively, physicians who report burnout may nevertheless be able to create better outcomes for their patients. Even if true, this hypothesis should not indicate that physician burnout is beneficial or that efforts to reduce physician burnout are unimportant. Our findings suggest that the relationship between burnout and outcomes is complex and requires further investigation. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2011 Establishing a baseline: health information technology adoption among family medicine diplomates Go to Establishing a baseline: health information technology adoption among family medicine diplomates 2025 Evaluating primary care expenditure in Australia: the Primary Care Spend (PC Spend) model Go to Evaluating primary care expenditure in Australia: the Primary Care Spend (PC Spend) model 2024 Certifying Boards Can Provide Knowledge that Shapes Policy Go to Certifying Boards Can Provide Knowledge that Shapes Policy 2020 Integrating Community and Clinical Data to Assess Patient Risks with A Population Health Assessment Engine (PHATE) Go to Integrating Community and Clinical Data to Assess Patient Risks with A Population Health Assessment Engine (PHATE)
Author(s) Casalino, Lawrence P, Li, Jing, Peterson, Lars E, Rittenhouse, Diane R, Zhang, Manyao, O'Donnell, Eloise May, and Phillips, Robert L Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Quality Of Care Volume Health Affairs Source Health Affairs
ABFM Research Read all 2011 Establishing a baseline: health information technology adoption among family medicine diplomates Go to Establishing a baseline: health information technology adoption among family medicine diplomates 2025 Evaluating primary care expenditure in Australia: the Primary Care Spend (PC Spend) model Go to Evaluating primary care expenditure in Australia: the Primary Care Spend (PC Spend) model 2024 Certifying Boards Can Provide Knowledge that Shapes Policy Go to Certifying Boards Can Provide Knowledge that Shapes Policy 2020 Integrating Community and Clinical Data to Assess Patient Risks with A Population Health Assessment Engine (PHATE) Go to Integrating Community and Clinical Data to Assess Patient Risks with A Population Health Assessment Engine (PHATE)
2011 Establishing a baseline: health information technology adoption among family medicine diplomates Go to Establishing a baseline: health information technology adoption among family medicine diplomates
2025 Evaluating primary care expenditure in Australia: the Primary Care Spend (PC Spend) model Go to Evaluating primary care expenditure in Australia: the Primary Care Spend (PC Spend) model
2024 Certifying Boards Can Provide Knowledge that Shapes Policy Go to Certifying Boards Can Provide Knowledge that Shapes Policy
2020 Integrating Community and Clinical Data to Assess Patient Risks with A Population Health Assessment Engine (PHATE) Go to Integrating Community and Clinical Data to Assess Patient Risks with A Population Health Assessment Engine (PHATE)