Health & Wellness

In recent years, a concierge model of practice has gained popularity in the primary care world. Also called direct primary care, this model is set up so that patients pay a set amount, much like a membership, on a monthly or annual basis. In exchange they get comprehensive care from their physician. Doctors using this…

“Don’t just be a monkey in a cage, repeatedly getting shocked,” says Donn Dexter, MD, vice chief medical officer of the Mayo Clinic Health System in Wisconsin. There is something you can do to combat physician burnout: get involved in advocacy. Whether at a local or national level, be an advocate for your patients, your…

In case you missed it, the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) was held last month (April 2017), and a big topic of conversation was neurologist burnout. “[Burnout] is an epidemic, and we need to do something about it,” said Academy president Terrence Cascino, MD, FAAN in his Presidential Lecture. Physician burnout…

No doubt about it, being a doctor can be stressful, and if you are not careful that stress can lead to “burnout.” In fact, neurologists may be the most burned out among doctors, according to some research. “Burnout” is a much bigger problem than simply feeling tired and stressed out. Literally, when a fire burns…