Burnout and Turnover Among Veterans Health Administration Primary Care Providers From Fiscal Years 2017-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We examined how individual-level turnover among Veterans Health Administration primary care providers (PCPs) from fiscal years 2017 to 2021 was associated with health care system-level burnout and turnover intent.

Background

Burnout among PCPs has been well documented in recent studies, but less is known about the potential relationship between burnout and turnover.

Methods

We identified a national cohort of 6444 PCPs (physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants) in 129 Veterans Health Administration health care systems in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017 and tracked their employment status for 20 quarters. PCP employment data on turnover were linked to annual health care system-level employee survey data on burnout, turnover intent, and

SUBMITTER: Apaydin EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11888842 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature