More than 60 percent of respondents said they had considered leaving the medical field, the report said.
Athena Health released the survey results on Wednesday.
To keep up with the workload, physicians are spending an average of 15 hours per week working outside of their regular hours, which many in the industry call “pajama time,” the survey said.
Nearly 60% of physicians surveyed said they felt they did not have enough personal time with their patients, and more than 75% reported that patients’ “increasing communication demands” such as bar Bar texting, calling and emailing out. scheduled visits.
The survey found that doctors are also looking at the challenges faced by their employers.
According to the survey, nearly 78 percent of physicians said poor staff retention and shortages were affecting their organizations. Additionally, less than 40% of physicians believe their employer is “on sound financial footing.”
Despite these obstacles, 83 percent of doctors surveyed said they believe AI can help. Doctors believe the technology could eventually streamline administrative work, improve diagnostic accuracy, identify patterns and anomalies in patient data and more, the survey said. went.
Many doctors said their biggest concern about AI is that it could lead to a loss of the human touch in health care, and nearly 70 percent said they want at least one aspect of the diagnostic process. Concerned about the use of technology during the segment.
Even so, twice as many survey participants said AI will eventually be part of the solution than those who said AI is part of the problem, according to the news release.
AI optimists — survey participants who indicated that AI is part of the solution — also feel more positive about the technology’s broader use in health care, the study said. About 80 percent of this group said they think tech helps them manage their patient workload, for example.
“For physicians to take full advantage of technology as a tool to enhance care, they need to experience more benefits and fewer additional complications or burdens,” said Dr. Nellie Jessel, Athena Health’s chief medical officer, in the release. ” “If we get it right, we will use technology to reduce administrative work and increase efficiency in ways that allow doctors to refocus on their patients.”
While AI isn’t likely to solve health care problems overnight, surveys show the technology is giving some doctors hope for the future. According to the survey, about 37 percent of AI optimists believe the field is finally moving in the right direction.
In the study, 1,003 doctors were surveyed between October 23 and November 8. The survey was conducted online by market research firm The Harris Poll on behalf of Athena Health, which did not sponsor the research in front of the survey participants. . Only 5% of respondents said they use Athena Health’s technology, the release said.
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