In a video with Contemporary Pediatrics®, Andrew J. Schuman, MD, gets into the numbers when explaining the true extent of burnout in the health care community.
Burnout continues to affect the health care field in various ways, with the COVID-19 pandemic only heightening the issue. In a video, Andrew J. Schuman, MD, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in Lebanon, New Hampshire, and editorial advisory board member of Contemporary Pediatrics®, highlighted the behind-the-scenes statistics of why burnout thrives in our medical specialties, and gave advice on how to combat the burnout beast when it comes knocking at the door.
Medical spending for children with mental health conditions increased 31% from 2017-2021
March 12th 2024In 2021, pediatric mental health conditions were associated with $31 billion in child spending and $59 billion in household spending, which made up 46.6% of all pediatric medical spending that year.