ArticleNeurology. Clinical practice2017
Improving email strategies to target stress and productivity in clinical practice.
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- Basic Life Support Knowledge among Junior Medical and Dental Students, Communication Channels, and the COVID-19 Pandemic.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Text Messaging Real-Time COVID-19 Clinical Guidance to Hospital Employees.Applied clinical informatics · 2021Article
- Communication and Transparency as a Means to Strengthening Workplace Culture During COVID-19.NAM perspectives · 2021Article
- Thinking Outside the Inbox: Use of Slack in Clinical Groups as a Collaborative Team Communication Platform.AEM education and training · 2021Article
- Potential and pitfalls of email control as a burnout antidote.Neurology. Clinical practice · 2017Article
- Academic E-Mail Overload and the Burden of "Academic Spam".Academic pathologyReview
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Abstract
Physician burnout is gaining increased attention in medicine and neurology and often relates to hours worked and insufficient time. One component of this is administrative burden, which relates to regulatory requirements and electronic health record tasks but may also involve increased time spent processing emails. Research in academic medical centers demonstrates that physicians face increasing inbox sizes related to mass distribution emails from various sources on top of emails required for patient care, research, and teaching. This commentary highlights the contribution of administrative tasks to physician burnout, research to date on email in medical contexts, and corporate strategies for reducing email burden that are applicable to neurology clinical practice. Increased productivity and decreased stress can be achieved by limiting the amount one accesses email, managing inbox size, and utilizing good email etiquette. Department and practice physician leaders have roles in decreasing email volume and modeling good practice.
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