A new Medscape survey revealed that 44% of physicians meet the criteria for burnout, up from 42% in last year’s report. Physicians are exposed to a high level of stress at work which can lead to exhaustion, psychological, and/or physical distress – and burnout. Survey: Burnout among Physicians a Pervasive Issue

Burnout among physicians has gained significant attention because of the negative impact it has on patient care and medical personnel. Reports indicate that risk of occupational burnout is high among physicians, lawyers, IT professionals, and emergency workers like police, paramedics, and nurses. Physicians need to consider all possible causes to diagnose and treat burn-out. Burnout needs to be distinguished from stress and depression, though all of these conditions may have some similar symptoms.

Possible causes of job burnout include lack of control, unclear job expectations, job stress, unfair treatment, unreasonable deadlines, work that is either monotonous or chaotic, lack of support from managers, and work-life imbalance. Unexplained headaches, stomach or bowel problems, or other physical complaints.Using food, drugs or alcohol to pep up mood or to block feelings.No satisfaction from personal achievements.Lack of the energy to be consistently productive.Becoming irritable or impatient with co-workers, customers or clients.Difficulty getting to work and trouble getting started.According to Mayo Clinic, the signs of job burnout include: The possible causes of work-related burnout are being permanently overworked or under-challenged, being under time pressure, multitasking, or having conflicts with colleagues. Increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one’s jobīurn-out at work has become an increasingly common problem.Feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion.According to the new definition, there are three specific signs of workplace burnout: The new ICD-11 definition of burn-out is: “a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed”.

WHO has clarified that “burnout” is an “occupational phenomenon” that could lead someone to seek care and that it is not a medical condition. While burnout was listed in ICD-10 (Z73.0) in the same category as in ICD-11, its definition has been changed. Codenamed “QD85”, burn-out appears in the section on “problems associated with employment or unemployment”. The World Health Organization (WHO) has now listed workplace burnout as an “occupational phenomenon” in ICD-11 under “problems relating to employment or unemployment”.

Medical billing and coding service providers are aware that their teams will need extensive training and practice to help healthcare organizations transition smoothly to ICD-11. ICD-11 carries about 55,000 codes for injuries, diseases and causes of death, including several new codes and updates.

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