Physician-organization collaboration reduces physician burnout and promotes engagement: The mayo clinic experience

Stephen Swensen, Andrea Kabcenell, Tait Shanafelt

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Abstract

The process of creating healthy organization-physician relationships is critical to organizational success. Partnerships in process improvement can nurture these relationships and mitigate burnout by meeting physicians' psychological needs. To flourish, physicians need some degree of choice (control over their lives), camaraderie (social connectedness), and an opportunity for excellence (being part of something meaningful). Organizations can provide these opportunities by establishing constructive organization-physician relationships and developing physician leaders. We present a case study from the Mayo Clinic that supports the foundational principles of a physician-engagement model. We developed the Listen-Act-Develop model as an integrated strategy to reduce burnout and engage physicians in the mission of the organization. The intent of the model is to maximize physician wellness by fostering engagement and mitigating the drivers of burnout. This model provides a path to increase physician satisfaction and meaning in work and to improve organizational effectiveness.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)105-127
Number of pages23
JournalJournal of Healthcare Management
Volume61
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Leadership and Management
  • Health Policy
  • Strategy and Management

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