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With the arrival of the new year, the hustle and bustle of the holidays comes to an end. We’re back to reality, with our jobs and regularly scheduled lives. This is the time of year when many of us find ourselves feeling anxious or sad after the holidays, AKA the [...]
via ktvh HELENA — On Thursday, a panel of health care providers told Montana lawmakers that burnout is a growing problem in their field – and they urged that action be taken earlier, to address the problem before it starts affecting patients’ care. The Legislature’s Children, Families, Health, and [...]
SafeHaven Also Growing in Virginia with Addition of Health Safety Net Providers As burnout in the medical profession is at an all-time high and the well-being of physicians, PAs and health practitioners has become a national concern, a program established in Virginia is launching across the country and expanding [...]
Quality Insights, a healthcare organization committed to improving healthcare and promoting health equity, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary by launching a grant program aimed at supporting innovative projects. After reviewing submissions, Quality Insights selected six winners who will collectively receive more than $100,000. Quality Insights CEO, Sven T. [...]
Via chqdaily | by Deborah Trefts During the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, photos and videos circulated that revealed how healthcare workers were heroically striving to save lives, yet inadequately protected and stretched far beyond their capacities. The pandemic has had a profound effect on the essential healthcare providers [...]
SafeHaven™ released a film today in support of physicians and clinicians who need a safe space to seek help for burnout without fear of repercussions. The Medical Society of Virginia’s SafeHaven program launched in 2020 as an innovative solution to support healthcare providers’ well-being. “No one was supporting our clinicians [...]
See the Harvard Business Review's recent whitepaper on tackling the burnout crisis in healthcare, and how innovations like SafeHaven are helping to create compassionate solutions that improve healthcare workers’ lives. As we look at the future state of health care, leaders have several levers they can pull to address workforce [...]
Content repurposed from VITAL WorkLife. BY SIMON MITTAL, MD, MMM May recognizes Mental Health Month across the United States. It’s a time to share information, stories, and resources about mental health. SafeHaven™ is dedicated to doing this work for physicians and other healthcare professionals by raising awareness about clinician well-being [...]
A statewide initiative has been launched in Virginia that seeks to cut burnout levels among physicians and other health professionals, and it includes a call to remove a major barrier to their well-being—the stigmatizing of those who seek the help of mental health professionals... Read full article at the AMA
