Distressed Physician Intervention
Rising physician stress, physician burnout and depression are leading to more disruptive behaviors, costing significantly in productivity and morale. These unchecked behaviors compromise physician well-being, patient safety and increase malpractice risks, while also elevating retention and recruitment costs.
We help you address physician burnout and depression to retain your valued clinicians.
Our Physician
Intervention Solutions
We help healthcare organizations make informed management decisions to mitigate the risks and high costs of replacing a distressed or disruptive physician. Our solutions address disruptive behavior, restoring physicians to full productivity and retaining them as valued team members.
Physician Intervention Process
VITAL WorkLife uses a structured, four-phase approach to Physician Intervention:
- Initial Organization Consultation
- Physician Assessment
- Case Management
- Final Organization Consultation
Aimed at early intervention, our goal is to retain skilled clinicians by addressing and resolving disruptive physician behaviors and stressors to enhance overall well-being and team cohesion.
Why VITAL WorkLife?
Since 2007, we have helped many healthcare teams restore balance, reduce physician burnout and depression, and achieve a healthy work environment. Discover our unique intervention solution that can help both physicians and care teams flourish.
Compassionate Care
Experts in healthcare who have helped hundreds of physicians recover and successfully practice medicine.
Broad Base of Experience
Experience addressing a broad range of needs—ensuring every physician receives the support needed to thrive.
Proven Success
Significantly reduce behavioral issues and mental distress to boost physician performance—fostering success and stability for healthcare organizations.
Comprehensive Approach
Collaboration with the physician and organization to tackle root causes of disruptive physician behavior, providing guidance for both parties.
Proven Well-Being Champions
Our commitment to physician well-being is shown through our results*:
Increased Patient Satisfaction
Patient satisfaction scores rose by 20% after a Physician Intervention from VITAL WorkLife.
Elevated Physician Retention
94% of participating physicians remain with their organization.
High Issue Resolution
88% of physicians reported improvement in their primary issues after intervention.
What our clients say...
“The performance of the physician was substantially improved—increasing productivity and easing tension among team members. Additionally, we were able to retain a valuable employee and avoid the high costs of recruitment and loss of productivity.”
– Sal Mancino, Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Organization Development, Stamford Health
“I wanted to reach out about our physician. He has done so well with his coach through your program and has demonstrated a huge turnaround in his interactions with others.”
– Healthcare Organizational Leader
“I want to thank you for helping me gain necessary tools for a successful future."
– Physician
Insights from a
Physician Peer Coach
Our Physician Practice Lead and Senior Consultant, Liz Ferron, MSW, LICSW sat down with one of our Physician Peer Coaches, Ronald D. Groat, MD to share best practices and discuss:
Common factors contributing to physician burnout and depression, contributing to performance or behavior concerns
- How Healthcare leaders can support struggling physicians
- How to approach a physician who has received complaints
- How VITAL WorkLife helps organizations and physicians
Watch the Physician Intervention video to learn more.
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