RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 From Transactional Tasks to Personalized Care: A New Vision of Physicians’ Roles
JF The Annals of Family Medicine
JO Ann Fam Med
FD American Academy of Family Physicians
SP 168
OP 169
DO 10.1370/afm.2203
VO 16
IS 2
A1 Reuben, David B.
A1 Sinsky, Christine A.
YR 2018
UL http://www.annfammed.org/content/16/2/168.abstract
AB Changes in health care delivery have affected the work that physicians are expected to perform and, in turn, their satisfaction. There is a gap between the professional mission—what physicians want to do (eg, caring relationships with patients, using intellectual and technical skills to help people, autonomy in their daily work) and what physicians spend a substantial portion of their time and energy doing (eg, data entry and forced function work). We believe that steps can be taken to align the current and future practice of medicine with the professional mission that motivates physicians and creates satisfaction. These steps focus on shifting physicians’ responsibilities away from transactional tasks and towards personalized aspects of care. By taking steps to close the gap between mission and daily work, physicians will again be able to find joy, purpose, and meaning in their profession and give back what patients and society need from 21st century physicians