SHM Converge Scientific Abstract ePoster Gallery-Cultivating Happiness in Medicine: Banner Health's Approach to Enhancing Clinician Well-Being and Reducing Burnout

Cultivating Happiness in Medicine: Banner Health's Approach to Enhancing Clinician Well-Being and Reducing Burnout

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Banner Health’s “Cultivating Happiness in Medicine” (CHIM) is an evidence-based, clinician-led initiative launched in 2019 to reduce physician and APP burnout and improve well-being. The program uses a holistic approach that addresses both individual wellness and the workplace environment, rather than focusing only on personal resilience strategies.<br /><br />CHIM is organized around six dimensions: Design, Leaders, Social Community, Individual Wellness/Well-being, Second Victims, and Pebbles. These areas target key drivers of burnout by creating systems that support meaning, purpose, and autonomy; developing collaborative leadership; strengthening collegial relationships; promoting healthy habits and mental/emotional health resources; supporting staff affected by adverse events; and removing workflow and operational frustrations.<br /><br />A physician- and APP-led steering committee guides the initiative, works with organizational leaders to develop targeted solutions, and measures progress using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). Since its introduction, CHIM has launched programs across all six dimensions and has shown positive outcomes, including a demonstrated reduction in physician and APP burnout.<br /><br />The poster concludes that CHIM offers a scalable and sustainable model for healthcare organizations seeking to improve clinician engagement, retention, patient safety, quality, and patient experience. By supporting clinician well-being and fostering a healthier work environment, CHIM also contributes to broader community health through a more fulfilled and resilient healthcare workforce.

Asset Subtitle

Nikhil Sood

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Author List Leigh Anne Goodman, Nikhil Sood

Category Innovations

Concept Clinician Burnout

Concept Wellness

Concept Cultivating Happiness in Medicine

Concept Individual Well-being

Concept Design

Distinguished Finalist

Presenter Organization Banner Health

Presenting Author Nikhil Sood

Track Value in Hospital Medicine

Keywords

physician burnout

clinician well-being

Banner Health

Cultivating Happiness in Medicine

MBI

healthcare workforce

APP burnout

workplace environment

burnout reduction

clinician engagement

Clinician Burnout

Wellness

Cultivating Happiness in Medicine

Individual Well-being

Design