The World Health Organization has recently defined burnout as an official medical diagnosis, explaining it as a syndrome that results “from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. It is characterized by three dimensions: feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion;...
Last year set the record for the number of fatal drug overdoses in the United States. According to preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 71,000 people across the country died of...
On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order in support of the expansion of telemedicine services, particularly in rural areas. This order makes permanent the increased offering of telemedicine services necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the healthcare sector, a recent LocumTenens.com survey shows. The survey was conducted in June and highlights information collected from 940 healthcare professionals in 35 medical specialties. The survey features several key data points,...
