Burnout: The CEO Perspective

The ‘workforce issue’—particularly burnout is getting a lot of attention from the delivery system to policy makers. At the Federal level, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health have launched a new campaign to address health care worker burnout (see Impact Wellbeing and New CDC Campaign Asks Health Care Leaders To Take Responsibility For Reducing Burnout).  

At the service delivery level, the ‘workforce issue’ is part of almost every discussion about strategy and financial sustainability—including high turnover, recruitment issues, and compensation. Dr. Stuart Buttlaire, Regional Director Of Behavioral Health . . .