Study: Burnout, depression affect likelihood of American surgeons committing errors
Patient Safety Monitor Alert, November 25, 2009
Want to receive articles like this one in your inbox? Subscribe to Patient Safety Monitor Alert!
Some surgeons are likely to commit medical errors if they are suffering from burnout and depressions, according to a study published this week in the online version of the Annals of Surgery.
The study, which was led by researchers at the Mayo Clinic, found that nearly 9% of the 7,905 surgeons involved in the study reported having committed an error while in surgery during the previous three months. More than 70% of them said that these errors were the result of burnout and emotional exhaustion rather than because of poorly designed healthcare systems and processes, reports Science Codex.
The researchers say that this study shows that poor mental health and stress felt by surgeons negatively effects patient care, and that reducing work hours is not the only way to alleviate this stress—burnout must also be addressed.
Want to receive articles like this one in your inbox? Subscribe to Patient Safety Monitor Alert!
Related Products
-
Patient Safety Monitor
As part of your Patient Safety Monitor membership, you'll receive Briefings on Patient Safety. In this 12-page monthly...
-
Medical Staff Briefing
This monthly resource acts as a support system by providing time-saving tools, expert advice, and analyses to help you...
-
Patient Safety Monitor Alert
This e-mail newsletter provides healthcare professionals with the latest patient safety news, while offering useful...
-
Occurrence Reporting:
Take advantage of the information occurrence reports provide and make sustainable enhancements at your facility. Expert...
-
Surgical Safety: Strategies for Patient Safety and Compliance
During this 90-minute program, our experts will explain current Joint Commission and CMS surgical standards, and provide...
Most Popular
- Articles
-
- HIPAA Q&A: Flu shot requirement for hospital employees
- Running an effective peer review committee meeting
- HealthDataInsights posts new issues for medical necessity claims
- Sneak Peek: Effort underway to establish caseload benchmarks
- Q/A: Coding for telescopic intraocular lens
- New FAQ posted on storing laryngoscope blades
- Tip: Perform your own internal investigation prior to government audit
- HIPAA 5010 deadline extended, but threat remains, says AMA
- HHS task force: Consider privacy, security with text messages
- What does case-mix index mean to you?
- E-mailed
-
- Running an effective peer review committee meeting
- HIPAA Q&A: Flu shot requirement for hospital employees
- HHS task force: Consider privacy, security with text messages
- What does case-mix index mean to you?
- Q/A: Coding for telescopic intraocular lens
- Q/A: Correct use of modifier -PT
- Tip: Correctly code bilateral pain management procedures
- "Wall fountains" may be spreading Legionnaires to patients, visitors
- 2012 CPT code changes for ASCs: Shoulder and knee scopes and pain management
- Case Management Monthly, March 2012
- Searched