Healing the Healers: Legal Remedies for Physician Burnout

A career as a doctor was long considered to be among the best professional paths that one could pursue. But medicine may no longer be the sought-after career that it once was. All too often, doctors, struggling with the demands of electronic health record systems and a myriad of administrative and regulatory responsibilities, find that they fail to derive much joy from their work and become victims of burnout. Physician burnout is an acute concern in the medical community, with forty-four percent of doctors reporting that they suffer from it. Physician burnout is a public health threat. Doctors who are profoundly distressed cannot provide their patients with the highest quality of care

Drug Use and Harm Reduction: Community Readiness As Pathway To Well-Being And Reintegration

Drug abuse negatively impacts the life and well-being of those who use drugs; this harm often extends to their loved ones, communities, and society. One presumptive set of psychological explanations for drug abuse is an addictive personality, a psychological susceptibility resulting from challenging family relationships, inadequate reinforcement, the absence of healthy role models, conflicting parental expectations, and a lack of love and respect. Harm reduction is a public health approach that focuses on minimizing the harmful effects of drugs and reducing judgment. It aims to meet people where they are in life and provide judgment-free, empathetic, supportive, and needed medical psychosocial outreach. More harm reduction-focused services would likely improve public health and build supportive communities to achieve superior healthcare outcomes. A greater combination harm reduction with a greater reliance on community empowerment through collaboration would likely facilitate the political will and investment needed to keep people with drug use disorders healthy and safe until they are ready to access and receive treatment

Impact of the Increased Use of Telehealth on Health Care Management and Administration: The Case of New Care Management Practices

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to healthcare systems worldwide, forcing them to adapt and implement alternative modes of healthcare delivery quickly. Telehealth, the delivery of healthcare services through telecommunication technologies, has become crucial in providing continuous care while reducing the risk of virus transmission. This qualitative study aimed to explore healthcare managers\u27 perceptions of the use of telehealth and its impact on healthcare practices during the pandemic, particularly in terms of provision and quality control. A purposive sample of 10 healthcare managers from different healthcare settings in the United States participated in semi-structured interviews conducted via video conferencing. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings revealed six overarching themes: (1) perceived benefits of telehealth, including increased accessibility, convenience, and efficiency; (2) challenges and limitations of telehealth; (3) role of telehealth in shaping healthcare practices; (4) implications for quality control, including the need for standardization, training, and evaluation measures; (5) leadership and innovation in telehealth; and (6) future of telehealth in healthcare management. This study provides insights into how healthcare managers perceive the use of telehealth and how it shapes healthcare practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings suggest that telehealth can potentially improve healthcare provision and quality control, but its implementation requires addressing challenges and limitations and adapting to evolving healthcare needs. Future research can build on these findings by exploring the perspectives of other stakeholders, such as healthcare providers and patients, and examining the long-term effects of telehealth on healthcare practices

Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada

Finding Home aims to fill a gap in the information available on homelessness by providing an easily accessible collection of the best Canadian research and policy analysis on homelessness.Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canad

Reports to the President

A compilation of annual reports for the 1989-1990 academic year, including a report from the President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as reports from the academic and administrative units of the Institute. The reports outline the year's goals, accomplishments, honors and awards, and future plans

City of Rockland Maine Ordinances

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