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Bruce Cummings
1 day ago3 min read
The growing and disturbing impacts of physician burnout
Two Boston Globe stories reveal a common issue, physician burnout. Learn how leadership-driven changes can help.
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Bruce Cummings
6 days ago3 min read
A Tumultuous Week for Anyone Concerned About Health, Healthcare, Healthcare Workers, and/or Healthcare Leaders
Washington’s chaos, from halted grants to controversial Cabinet picks, is impacting healthcare and workers.
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Bruce Cummings
Jan 233 min read
Latest Health Professions Burnout Data from the Mayo Well-Being Index
The 2023-2024 Mayo Well-Being Index shows slight drops in burnout rates, with 50% of healthcare professionals still burned out.
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Bruce Cummings
Jan 163 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 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
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
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 17, 20244 min read
The RN Shortage in the US: Another Truism That's Not, Well, True
To change the staffing results, change the conditions...
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Bruce Cummings
Apr 12, 20244 min read
Question: What Major National Healthcare Organization is Missing in Action on Clinician Burnout? Answer: The American Hospital Association
A venerable organization serves up up pablum instead of meaningful, actionable advice.
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Bruce Cummings
Mar 21, 20245 min read
Is the Staffing Crisis Over in Healthcare? No, There's Still Time to Act.
But senior leaders need to reimagine and redesign the workplace. Now.
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Bruce Cummings
Mar 12, 20245 min read
Tackling and Taming the EHR Monster
Mercy Health delivers a textbook example of effective EHR remediation.
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Bruce Cummings
Mar 5, 20243 min read
Wait. What? AI Won’t Slay All The Dragons in Healthcare?
To realize breakthrough results for clinicians, AI must be met by changes in workplace culture, policies, and leadership practices.
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Bruce Cummings
Feb 27, 20247 min read
Toward Organizational Wellbeing: A Clarion Call for Leading Hospitals, Health Systems, and Medical Group Practices Differently
Compelling new research from McKinsey explains why. We explain how...
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Bruce Cummings
Feb 20, 20245 min read
Are Introverted Leaders More Likely to Remediate the Healthcare Workforce Crisis?
“Quiet people have the loudest minds” — Stephen Hawking
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Bruce Cummings
Feb 13, 20244 min read
A Comprehensive, Sustainable Approach to Resolving Hospitals’ and Group Practices’ Workforce Challenges
Change the work environment, reap the benefits.
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Bruce Cummings
Jan 2, 20243 min read
Note from Hospital Employees to Hospital Leaders: “It’s Not Me, It’s You.”
Note to leaders: if you want more front-line employee engagement and alignment, take a look at reducing the frequency of meetings.
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Bruce Cummings
Dec 29, 20233 min read
A New York City Physician's Legacy is Realized in Massachusetts
A tribute to Dr. Lorna Breen and to the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation...
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