John's Blog (US-Telemed)

Avoiding Doctor Burnout

Can Telemedicine programs help ‘heal the doctors’? 

According to a recent opinion piece written in the New Your Times, David Bornstein discusses an alarming fact that Doctors today are over-worked and many of them are rapidly approaching burnout.  “I am a primary care doctor who started idealistic, and am disillusioned and dejected,” wrote one reader from New York City: “By far, the biggest barrier to being a compassionate healer in our current working environment is time. We simply don’t have the time we need to do our jobs well. And we all lose.” Compound that with the passing of the Affordable Care Act, and we’re in serious trouble. Enter Telemedicine! As Telemedicine continues to transition from relative obscurity to daily use, more and more people are going to start using Telemedicine programs, which is certainly going to help reduce the number of patients on the docket.  By replacing 80% of the reasons we go see our doctor with something as convenient and simple as a phone call, we will remove a significant amount of the strain on the system.  No more endless paperwork, no more need to meet in person at a physical location – just simple, easy phone calls.  So, who will heal the doctors?  We can help, and we will!  By spreading the word about Telemedicine programs, you are not just helping employers save money, or giving customers piece of mind or convenience… you are actually helping save an entire industry of over-worked doctors who just want to help people. Telemedicine helps them do just that! Onward and upward!