RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Building a Sustainable Primary Care Workforce: Where Do We Go from Here?
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 127
OP 129
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2017.02.170014
VO 30
IS 2
A1 Linzer, Mark
A1 Poplau, Sara
YR 2017
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/30/2/127.abstract
AB The article by Puffer et al in this month's JABFM confirms a high burnout rate (25%) among family physicians renewing their credentials, with a higher rate among young and female doctors. Recent reports confirm high burnout rates among general internists. Thus, mechanisms to monitor and improve worklife in primary care are urgently needed. We describe the Mini Z (for “zero burnout program”) measure, designed for these purposes, and suggest interventions that might improve satisfaction and sustainability in primary care, including longer visits, clinician control of work schedules, scribe support for electronic medical record work, team-based care, and an explicit emphasis on work-home balance.