The job of physician has always been challenging. “You are dealing with life and death and an ever-changing body of knowledge,” says Heidi Schwarz, MD, a neurologist and co-chair of the American Academy of Neurology’s Burnout Work Group. “That's been the same for years and years. What's been added is the frustration of another layer of bureaucracy and documentation that … [Read more...]
How Patient Portals Can Improve Patient Care and Leave You a Little Less Burned Out
"I was resistant at first,” says New York neurologist Heidi Schwarz, M.D., when her clinic introduced a patient portal to the practice workflow. “I have my phone and my emails, and I didn't want another system to have to interact with. But I have found that the patient portal is a lifeline. I can continue to build patient treatments and listen to patients between visits and my … [Read more...]
Neurologist’s Guide to Twitter: A Surprising Path to Professional Fulfillment
Some things take a long time to catch on in medicine: Germ theory, for example. Perhaps if we’d had Twitter in the nineteenth century, it wouldn’t have taken so long. Though physicians’ use of Twitter has had a jump in recent years, there are still many who are not taking advantages of the benefits that this form of social media has to offer—neurologists in … [Read more...]
Want to Get Published? You Have to Write as Well as You Research
We’ve addressed physician burnout multiple times here on Neurology Insights. It’s a concern for every neurologist—whether you have it or hope to avoid it. One idea for beating burnout is diversifying your practice by adding clinical trials. When you become a site for clinical trials you can add a second source of income to your practice. Even if you don’t want to function as a … [Read more...]
Summer 2017 Highlights: Practical Solutions to Combat Physician Burnout
“Burnout” is the new buzzword in medicine these days, and unfortunately, few groups are affected as much as neurologists. Finding the cause can be difficult, but most experts say the best solution is a multi-pronged approach. This summer we have shared some great information about neurologists who have had success against physician burnout using a variety of methods. In case … [Read more...]