Happier Providers Have Better Patient Outcomes Cheryl Alkon

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/happier-providers-have-better-patient-outcomes-2026a10014rq?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_ous_261029_etid8844953&uac=148436CN&impID=8844953 What does physician happiness have to do with patient outcomes? More than most think. For years, burnout has dominated the conversation — studied, measured, dissected from every angle. Physician happiness, by comparison, and whether that happiness influences patient outcomes very rarely registers as a subject worthy of research. That’s starting to change.