The report, Documenting a Day of Discussion: Ahead of the Crest of the Wave Creating the National Agenda for Systemic Change for Enhanced Clinician Well-Being, is now available for review in Learn at ACGME.
In December 2019, the ACGME, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and National Academy of Medicine (NAM) co-sponsored the CEO Summit on Clinician Well-Being. The meeting facilitated discussion on burnout and clinician well-being, as well as how executive leaders can work together to promote systemic solutions, at both the local institutional and the national policy levels.
Thirty-three executive leaders from health systems across the country discussed how to promote systemic solutions to support clinician well-being and our shared goals of promoting patient safety, delivering high-quality patient care, and addressing the economic sustainability of the nation’s health systems.
The discussion from the day identified nine priority areas:
- Increase the uniformity and reduce the volume of quality measures and payments metrics reported across payers.
- Review licensing, certification and credentialing requirements.
- Improve electronic health record (EHR) and related workflows.
- Use metrics and assessment.
- Identify a leader in wellness (e.g., Chief Wellness Officer).
- Leverage national strengths to achieve pace and scale nationally; develop a systems approach.
- Prepare clinicians better for the health care environment due to mismatch between expectations and process.
- Acknowledge competing priorities and financial challenges affecting well-being
- Ensure governance awareness and buy-in for well-being.
The COVID-19 pandemic temporarily delayed the completion of this report but also highlighted the criticality of addressing and prioritizing the burnout and well-being of health care workforce members.
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