Clinician shortages are a global emergency. Many clinicians have left their jobs, and even their profession, resulting in unsustainable workloads, burnout, and exhaustion for their former colleagues. Addressing the problem has required multi-layered approaches, innovative solutions, and new care models to fix the shortage in the short-term while planning for longer-term sustainable solutions.
Our new collection features insights, analysis and firsthand views from clinical leaders around the globe, chronicling the magnitude of the staffing crisis across the profession, including primary care and post-acute care, while highlighting creative solutions for a path forward.
Inside this collection, you'll learn:
- How technology has increased workforce capacity and patient access to care
- Ways to restructure teams and work models that increase capacity
- Approaches to transitioning primary care reimbursement models for better clinician retention
- How to fill the physician gap in primary care with short, medium, and long-term solutions for new care models
This collection features content from the NEJM Catalyst Insights Council. Insights Reports and Insights Interviews include summary findings, expert analysis, and commentary from thought leaders and members of the Insights Council. These reports provide valuable and influential assessments on the pulse of health care today and how to change it for the better.