Diya Mathur, Brian D Barnacle, Ruth W Magera, Zanira Fazal, Abdul M Zafar
Emerg Radiol . 2024 Dec;31(6):845-849. doi: 10.1007/s10140-024-02275-5. Epub 2024 Jul 29.
Background: Burnout is a chronic problem prevalent in radiology, with a significant burden on individuals and healthcare systems.
Discussion: A substantial portion of the literature on managing burnout has focused on individual-based remedies. We posit that burnout is a systemic problem and present an overview of some system-based strategies that could be employed to mitigate burnout in radiology. These include managing workload, optimizing work shifts, maximizing autonomy, limiting work-life conflicts, creating opportunities for professional fulfillment, utilizing user-friendly electronic medical records (EMR), deploying efficient picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), building system redundancy, leadership transparency, and fostering a healthy work environment. CONCLUSION: System-based strategies can help mitigate burnout.