Hospital/physician relations
Moral distress has been correlated with traumatic stress, burnout, depression and even intent to leave a position or profession.
Such physicians also can be used to fill in when healthcare facilities experience turnover on their medical staffs.
What was particularly troubling is that the trend appears to be getting worse, with the salary gap widening over time.
Staffing shortages, regulatory burden and reimbursement, and patient expectations on cost, quality and convenience top priorities.
In the model, pay equity was affirmed in 96% of cases, and of those with higher-than-predicted compensation, there was no link to gender or race.
Shift work takes a toll on circadian rhythms and can impair the performance of workers, data shows.
The Physician Misery Index has increased from 3.78 to 3.94 since 2015 despite increasing awareness of the prevalence of burnout.
The findings could lead to the development of protocol aimed at reducing acute or short-term stress on surgeons working in the operating room.
Edward Klatt, a pathology expert at Mercer University School of Medicine says system leaders must be all in on pinpointing and promoting better coping skills.
Employment in the healthcare industry is expected to grow about 18 percent over the next eight years, and foreign-born workers will likely help fill the gap.