System-based strategies for mitigating burnout in radiology.

Mathur, Diya; Barnacle, Brian D; Magera, Ruth W; Fazal, Zanira; Zafar, Abdul M.

Mathur D; MD/MBA Candidate at Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine and Tuck Business School, 1 Rope Ferry Road, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA.
Barnacle BD; Dartmouth Health, Department of Radiology, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH, 03766, USA. brian.d.barnacle@hitchcock.org.
Magera RW; Dartmouth Health, Department of Radiology, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH, 03766, USA.
Fazal Z; Dartmouth Health, Department of Internal Medicine, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH, 03766, USA.
Zafar AM; Dartmouth Health, Department of Radiology, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH, 03766, USA.

Emerg Radiol ; 2024 Jul 29.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39073731

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Burnout is a chronic problem prevalent in radiology, with a significant burden on individuals and healthcare systems.

A substantial portion of the literature on managing burnout has focused on individual-based remedies. We posit that burnout is a systemic problem and present an overview of some system-based strategies that could be employed to mitigate burnout in radiology. These include managing workload, optimizing work shifts, maximizing autonomy, limiting work-life conflicts, creating opportunities for professional fulfillment, utilizing user-friendly electronic medical records (EMR), deploying efficient picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), building system redundancy, leadership transparency, and fostering a healthy work environment.