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The pandemic has driven clinicians to unprecedented levels of burnout. Healthcare leaders have the best opportunity to help them. Here's how

I’m pleased to share my discussion with Jerry Penso, MD, MBA, the President and CEO of the American Medical Group Association (AMGA).

Over the next few months I'll be interviewing healthcare leaders asking what they learned from the past year and their hopes for 2021.

Healthcare leaders, at the local and national level, must prioritize clinician well-being and take action to address burnout.

How do you efficiently and effectively improve physician engagement? There are a few key steps that make a difference:

Start simply and effectively when addressing burnout. It's important to know what needs to be done in order to not waste precious resources.

Connections matter. Connecting to our Purpose, to our mission, to what we find meaningful in life, serve as protection against burnout.

Dr. Breen was an exemplary physician and human being, an optimist with a magnetic personality, who died by suicide on April 26th.

Leadership is the key to not only surviving, but coming through the crisis better and stronger.

When things change daily, a daily huddle is vitally important to keep up with the pace of change.

O'Neill also believed in the importance of every human being as a driver for organizational greatness.

The Pandemic Has Changed Everything. This is an opportunity to transform broken relationships between executives and clinicians.