Physician Burnout.

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2017. AHRQ Publication No. 17-M018-1-EF.

Clinician burnout can affect patient safety. This report highlights AHRQ-supported research to examine burnout in health care as well as efforts to develop and test interventions for managing and reducing burnout in the care environment. An Annual Perspective discussed the relationship between burnout and patient safety and reviewed strategies to address burnout among clinicians.

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