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Overworked, Undermined: The Human Cost of Administrative Burden

Overworked, Undermined: The Human Cost of Administrative Burden

Update: 2025-10-14
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This episode examines the impact of upstream administrative decisions and assigned administrative burdens on healthcare providers.   

During this episode you will: 

  • Hear how administrative burden is worsening burnout, moral injury, and turnover of healthcare professionals
  • Learn how administrative decisions generate an additive effect that contributes to decreases in care quality for patients
  • Understand the rationale behind the need to measure administrative harm quantity and the subsequent downstream effects
  • Explore the need to communicate in real-time about administrative decisions and tasks to better understand the implications to both clinicians and patients  

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Coverys companies are a leading provider of medical professional liability insurance for medical practitioners and health systems. Coverys provides a full range of healthcare liability insurance options, advanced risk analytics, and best-in-class risk mitigation and education resources to help clients anticipate, identify, and manage risk to reduce errors and improve outcomes.

Med-IQ, a Coverys company, is a leading provider of clinical and risk management education, consulting services, and quality improvement solutions, empowering individuals at every level of the healthcare delivery system with the knowledge they need to continuously improve provider performance and patient outcomes.

The information provided through this activity is for educational purposes only. It is not intended and should not be construed as legal or medical advice. Opinions of the panelists are their own and do not reflect the opinions of Coverys or Med-IQ. 

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Overworked, Undermined: The Human Cost of Administrative Burden

Overworked, Undermined: The Human Cost of Administrative Burden

Geri Amori, PhD, ARM, DFASHRM, CPHRM