physician burnout Archives

COVID-19 and physician wellness: the path forward

March 19, 2021

From the outset of the pandemic, physicians and other health care professionals have navigated long hours in the hospital away from family, additional patient workloads, and daily fears of becoming seriously ill or dying from COVID-19. As a result, the…

Addressing burnout in the age of COVID

November 23, 2020

Permanente physician leader Edward Ellison, MD, shares 5 critical skills leaders can embrace during difficult times.

Edward Ellison, MD, shares pandemic lessons for preventing physician burnout

September 29, 2020

In an interview with Harvard Business Review, The Permanente Federation co-CEO underscores the importance of agility, interdependence, and camaraderie in surviving stressful events.

Edward M. Ellison, MD, addresses purpose-driven burnout in Harvard Business Review story

July 1, 2019

A new Harvard Business Review story on burnout quotes Edward M. Ellison, MD, co-CEO, The Permanente Federation, on the massive negative impacts of physician burnout, innovations to address it, and what leaders can do to prevent purpose-driven employees in their own organizations from suffering.

Edward M. Ellison, MD, outlines the benefits of ICD-11’s new burnout definition

June 7, 2019

Edward M. Ellison, MD, executive medical director and chairman at the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, in a new Medscape Medical News story outlines the benefits of an expanded definition of burnout in the World Health Organization’s new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11).

Edward M. Ellison, MD, underscores need to address total cost of physician burnout

May 28, 2019

In a recent opinion piece for the Annals of Internal Medicine, Permanente Federation co-CEO Edward M. Ellison, MD, highlights the importance of addressing the total cost of physician burnout.

Edward Ellison, MD, addresses physician burnout at CNBC event

May 22, 2019

Speaking at the Healthy Returns event in New York, Federation co-CEO Edward Ellison, MD, talks about the fundamental changes needed at health care organizations to prevent physician burnout.

Ameya Kulkarni, MD, addresses physician loneliness in NEJM article

January 25, 2019

Modern medicine ushers in advanced technology that helps improve patient care and the way physicians work. But some of the side effects of these technology can lead to physician burnout, especially in an era of virtual care where, more and…

Edward M. Ellison, MD, shines light on epidemic of physician suicides

November 30, 2018

In a USA Today opinion piece, Kaiser Permanente physician leader Edward M. Ellison, MD, emphasizes the importance of physician wellness initiatives to combat physician burnout.

Caring for those who provide care

August 6, 2018

As the health care industry faces staggering physician burnout statistics, the Permanente Medical Groups pursue a unified approach to addressing the issue, developing a wellness culture that puts doctors at the center.