Technology Team Burnout In Healthcare Is Real. Here Is What CIOs Can Do To Help

Covid-19 has put unprecedented strain on the healthcare workforce, challenging clinical resources and departments supporting the clinicians. Healthcare CIOs worked extremely hard to transition their organization towards a remote workforce during the pandemic. While organizations are putting together a plan to manage remote workforces, leaders must now build a new culture with new philosophies for managing teams remotely, highlighting burnout prevention.

Studies have shown that remote workers increase their average workday by 8.2%, equating to an additional 48.5 minutes daily. A survey by online employment platform Monster found that over 69% of employees experience burnout while working from home. Increased work hours, coupled with things like homeschooling of children, increases stress and adds to burnout risk. Here are some of the things healthcare CIOs can do to help alleviate employee burnout.

Remember that work is not a location

Work is not a place that employees go to, but rather an output of their effort to advance the organization. This has to be the new motto for CIOs — and it should be a motto that leaders can use to promote work-life balance. Healthcare technology teams include established professionals, and they should be trusted to complete their…