<span itemprop="author">Sarah J. Smith, MD

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Physicians: How taking care of the backlog and can help take care of yourself

A backlog is a terrible thing, isn’t it? It’s certainly something that we often choose to hide as physicians. We use it as a source of shame, guilt, frustration, and overwhelm. Many physicians have had their jobs threatened, or even lost their jobs, du…

You didn’t sign up for this. You don’t have to drown in the paperwork.

This is not what I signed up for. Have you ever said this when you are rushing home 1.5 hours after the last patient left and you still haven’t finished all your charting? You grab a handful of forms to take home with you with the hopeful expectation t…