Here are 16 statistics on ophthalmologist burnout, according to Ophthalmologist Lifestyles – Linking to Burnout: A Medscape Survey.
Ophthalmologist burnout:
• 35 percent are burned out
• 65 percent are not burned out
• 64 percent of burned out ophthalmologists are female
• 35 percent of burned out ophthalmologists are male
Causes of burnout (1= not important and 7 = very important):
• Too much bureaucracy: 5.5
• Impact of the Affordable Care Act: 4.8
• Income is too low: 4.2
• Too much time spent at work: 4.1
• Increasing role of computers at work: 4.1
• Feeling you are making little difference: 3.6
• Lack of professional satisfaction: 3.5
• Difficult patients: 3.5
• Inability to provide quality care: 3.3
• Difficulty with peers or staff: 3.0
• Compassion fatigue: 2.8
• Difficulties with employer: 2.2
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Ophthalmologist burnout:
• 35 percent are burned out
• 65 percent are not burned out
• 64 percent of burned out ophthalmologists are female
• 35 percent of burned out ophthalmologists are male
Causes of burnout (1= not important and 7 = very important):
• Too much bureaucracy: 5.5
• Impact of the Affordable Care Act: 4.8
• Income is too low: 4.2
• Too much time spent at work: 4.1
• Increasing role of computers at work: 4.1
• Feeling you are making little difference: 3.6
• Lack of professional satisfaction: 3.5
• Difficult patients: 3.5
• Inability to provide quality care: 3.3
• Difficulty with peers or staff: 3.0
• Compassion fatigue: 2.8
• Difficulties with employer: 2.2
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Ophthalmologist Compensation in 2012 vs. 2011: 5 Statistics
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