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If you joined us on October 3, then you got the inside scoop on what's changing in the PCPCH program, including the revised standards for PCPCH recognition in 2017. If you did not get a chance to attend the webinar on October 3, no problem!
Psychiatrists have long wondered how they could get paid for doing important collaborative care work. Earlier this year, the AMA approved a set of CPT codes that allow primary care practices to bill for collaborative care. These codes cover the work of mental health care managers in primary care clinics and the important contributions of consulting psychiatrists to such collaborative care teams.
This page offers a free, downloadable copy of the Burnout Prevention Matrix Report, with more than 117 ways for doctors and organizations to prevent physician burnout. This websit offers other videos and information about combating physician burnout.
This tool can help you check yourself for burnout. It helps you look at the way you feel about your job and your experiences at work, so that you can get a feel for whether you are at risk of burnout.
You do your best when you're mentally and emotionally prepared. This page from the University of Minneota offers stress management tips, how to deal with stress and tips for caregivers.
This article discusses the health care workforce burnout epidemic and links to research, measurement tools, articles and other pertinent information in the discussion of clinician wellness and its impact on the healthcare workforce.
One of the AMA's STEPS Forward™ Modules, Preventing Patient Burnout aims to improve patient satisfaction, quality outcomes and provider recruitment and retention. This online module outlines seven key steps to help you prevent provider burnout, ten-item survey designed to assist you in assessing burnout, and examples of successful burnout prevention programs in a variety of practice/organization settings.
Burnout is a syndrome characterized by emotional exhaustion that results in depersonalization and decreased personal accomplishment at work. The emotionally exhausted clinician is overwhelmed by work to the point of feeling fatigued, unable to face the demands of the job, and unable to engage with others. This article provides an overview of clinician burnout and review of recent research.
This article from the AMA Wire® publication features the seven signs of physician burnout and links to tips to reduce stress and increase professional satisfaction.
This publication highlights knowledge about the causes of stress at work and outlines steps that can be taken to prevent job stress.
The HERO Learning Series provides industry professionals with educational opportunities to enhance their performance in the workplace. These learning series webinars are brought to you at no charge by HERO. Topics include: "A Strategic Approach to Employee Well-Being and Organizational Performance" and "Organizational Energy: A Primer on Improving Health".
Membership Matters is an ODA publication that gives members an edge by supplementing their knowledge and experience by alerting members to breaking news affecting the profession and also provide topical updates and special promotions. This issue (from May 2016) features articles about dental professionals' depression and fatigue.
This quarterly magazine is the OMA's flagship publication, informing our community of members and other stakeholders about national, regional and local policy and industry trends that will impact the way they practice. This issue (from Summer 2014) features articles about preventing physician and PA stress and burnout.
The Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU) offers this website, aiming to improve the health, safety, wellness and well-being of workers through effectiveness research, collaboration with partner organizations, and dissemination of evidence-based programs. Features toolkits, safety guides and other resources and information.
The American Nursing Association offers this toolkit filled with health and wellness resources for nurses. Featuring tools for combating nurse fatigue, locating workplace supports, and tools for developing healthy habits like diet, tobacco sessation and stress management.
APA offers free training in the Collaborative Care Model for psychiatrists as part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (TCPI). By participating in this initiative and training in integrated care, psychiatrists will prepare for payment reform and practicing in a value-based world.
Early Assessment and Support Alliance (EASA) is coordinated by Mid-Valley Behavioral Care Network - an intergovernmental organization responsible for Oregon Health Plan mental health services in Linn, Marion, Polk, Tillamook and Yamhill Counties. EASA serves youth ages 12 to 25 (15-25 in Multnomah County) who have had a first episode of psychosis within the last 12 months and their families. This page offers EASA guidelines, data collection forms and other tools.
