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Bruce Cummings
3 days ago3 min read
Mindfulness Training: A Case of Misplaced Effort by Nurses for Nurses
Mindfulness training may offer temporary relief, but it fails to address the systemic issues causing clinician burnout.
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Bruce Cummings
Jan 93 min read
Are AI Scribes Overhyped?
NEJM study questions AI scribes' efficiency. Is it tech or implementation? Explore the study’s limits & insights for healthcare leaders.
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Bruce Cummings
Dec 26, 20243 min read
A widely read on-line publication misses the boat on clinician burnout
A recent Health Leaders report on clinician burnout highlights critical misunderstandings about its causes and solutions.
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Bruce Cummings
Dec 19, 20243 min read
Optum: United Healthcare's other insult
United Healthcare and Optum: irony, profits, and Stockholm Syndrome in healthcare's biggest players.
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Bruce Cummings
Dec 12, 20245 min read
Reflections on the United Healthcare CEO Assassination
United Healthcare CEO's death prompts a look at systemic issues driving clinician burnout and solutions for change.
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Bruce Cummings
Nov 14, 20243 min read
Moving the needle on Clinician Burnout
Explore how leadership-driven changes can transform healthcare workplaces.
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Bruce Cummings
Nov 6, 20244 min read
New insights into tackling the healthcare workforce crisis
Healthcare crisis: burnout, turnover high. Leaders must empower staff, streamline workflows, and use AI.
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Bruce Cummings
Oct 31, 20244 min read
An important advance in reducing clinician burnout is also good for improving executive-clinician relations
An advance in reducing clinician burnout is the PSH40 metric, defining scheduled patient hours for fairer workloads and better balance.
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Bruce Cummings
Oct 24, 20243 min read
How to know if you have a true healthcare system versus a "roll-up" of parts and pieces?
Real healthcare success comes from a unified clinical team, not scale. Trust, shared values, and clinician involvement are key.
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Bruce Cummings
Oct 11, 20243 min read
Think AI will cure all that ails hospitals and health systems?
MIT Professor says to lower one's expectations For those healthcare leaders hoping that AI will deliver extraordinary improvements in the...
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Bruce Cummings
Oct 4, 20244 min read
A new robust report from Mercer forecasts the healthcare workforce in 2028
Mercer's new report forecasts the U.S. healthcare workforce in 2028, revealing a mix of shortages and surpluses across roles and regions.
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Bruce Cummings
Sep 20, 20243 min read
What’s the latest news on the physician shortage?
The physician shortage continues. McKinsey reveals key drivers and solutions for clinician retention.
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Bruce Cummings
Sep 16, 20244 min read
What does the latest research reveal about "Healthy Organizations"?
McKinsey's report has important lessons for Hospital and Health System Leaders. "Organizational health is a moving target". That's the...
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Bruce Cummings
Sep 6, 20243 min read
Philanthropy as Therapy for Clinicians?
Philanthropy in healthcare can offer more than financial support—it can also help reduce clinician burnout.
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Bruce Cummings
Sep 3, 20242 min read
“First, do no harm” applies to leaders, too
Administrivia, the endless non-clinical tasks imposed on clinicians, is frustrating but often unavoidable. However, when leadership decision
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Bruce Cummings
Aug 12, 20243 min read
Exploring The Role of "Administrivia" As a Key Factor in Clinician Burnout
There are great tech solutions to much of administrivia, and yet there are still plenty of aspects for which there are no tech solutions.
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Bruce Cummings
Aug 5, 20243 min read
Increasing retention, decreasing burnout, and improving operational results: (re)building clinician-executive trust
(re)building clinician-executive trust to improve patient care, enhance staff retention, and create a harmonious work environment.
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Bruce Cummings
Jul 24, 20243 min read
Increasing retention, decreasing burnout, and improving operational results: (re)building clinician-executive trust
Trust. It’s easy to describe, but increasingly difficult to find in hospitals and health systems. How did we get here?
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Bruce Cummings
May 7, 20244 min read
JAMA Open Network Piece On Clinician Burnout Misses The Bigger Target
Peer support teams are effective but will not end clinician burnout...
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Bruce Cummings
Apr 30, 20245 min read
Expecting NIOSH to Reveal the Secrets to Reducing Burnout in Healthcare?
So much anticipated, so little actionable guidance...
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