Physician Well-Being Index

The Crisis Crippling Your Medical Teams

Nearly 1 in 2 physicians are in crisis-level distress—and it's costing your organization.

Every day, your doctors face ballooning workloads, administrative burdens that steal hours from patient care, and life-or-death decisions that follow them home. They’re drowning in documentation, fighting insurance denials, and watching their passion for medicine erode under relentless pressure.

47%

of physicians scored in struggling or distressed categories (Well-Being Index State of Well-Being 2025 Report)

85%

increased odds of suicidal ideation among physicians with burnout (JAMA Network Open)

$4.6B

annual cost of physician turnover and reduced hours due to burnout (Annals of Internal Medicine)

2x

higher risk of patient safety incidents among burned-out physicians (Stanford Medicine)

Why This Crisis Demands Immediate Action

National research reveals the hidden costs of physician distress—and why most organizations are blind to the scope of the problem:

Medical Errors Are Directly Linked to Distress
Clinical studies prove that physicians with higher distress scores report significantly more medical errors. Your quality metrics and patient safety are directly threatened by unaddressed physician distress.

70% of Struggling Physicians Think They’re Fine
Research shows that 70.5% of physicians scoring in the bottom 30% for well-being believe they’re performing at or above average. Your most at-risk physicians don’t know they need help.

Career Dissatisfaction Predicts Turnover
Studies validate that distressed physicians show measurably lower career satisfaction and significantly higher intent to leave their current practice. Your retention crisis has an identifiable, measurable cause.

The Problem Spans All Training Levels
Research across 20,000+ physicians and residents proves distress impacts both experienced physicians and those in training. This isn’t a problem you can wait for physicians to “grow out of.”

The Physician-Specific Solution Your Organization Needs

The Physician Well-Being Index isn’t another wellness survey—it’s a clinically validated, 7-item tool that solves the specific challenges physicians and healthcare leaders face in addressing distress.

Cuts Through Physician Denial and Professional Stigma


  • 89.2% of surgeons believed their well-being was average or above—even those scoring in the bottom 30% (Shanafelt et al., Annals of Surgery, 2014)
  • Provides objective, individualized feedback that breaks through the “I’m fine” barrier
  • Overcomes the cultural resistance to seeking help that keeps physicians suffering in silence

Identifies At-Risk Groups While Protecting Anonymity


  • 85.8% specificity for identifying physician groups with low mental quality of life, high fatigue, or suicidal ideation (Shanafelt et al., Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2013)
  • Validated across multiple specialties including surgery, internal medicine, and residency programs (Dyrbye et al., Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 2014)
  • Enables targeted interventions for high-risk departments without compromising individual privacy

Comprehensive Physician-Specific Reporting for Leaders


  • Specialty-specific data that accounts for unique stressors across surgical, primary care, and emergency medicine
  • Actionable insights for wellness leaders, organizational executives, and department managers
  • Benchmarking against national physician norms to guide evidence-based support strategies

Evidence-Based Results That Transform Organizations

Research demonstrates how targeted nurse well-being support transforms both outcomes and workplace culture:

3.85x

likelihood ratio for identifying physicians with low mental quality of life when screening positive

Shanafelt et al., Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2013

7/10

struggling physicians believe they’re performing fine—your organization is blind to the real scope

Shanafelt et al., Annals of Surgery, 2014

≈ 1/2

of physicians commit to behavioral change after receiving objective feedback about their distressverage annual savings per 100 nurses through reduced turnover and improved productivity

Shanafelt et al., Annals of Surgery, 2014

85.8%

specificity for identifying physicians with distress across multiple dimensions

Dyrbye et al., Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 2014

Your Physicians Can't Wait—And Neither Can You

Every day you delay action, you lose:

 

  • High-performing physicians to competitors
  • Patient trust due to quality issues
  • Revenue from turnover and reduced productivity
  • Your organization’s reputation in the medical community

The physicians who built your organization’s reputation are counting on you to act. They need to know their well-being matters—not just as a talking point, but as a measurable priority backed by real resources and support.

Take Action Today

Your physicians are your organization’s greatest asset—and greatest vulnerability. The Physician Well-Being Index gives you the tools to protect both.

Get a free demo or schedule your implementation consultation and join the 1,000+ healthcare organizations already transforming physician well-being with evidence-based precision.

The Well-Being Index Physician Version:
Because your physicians’ well-being is your organization’s future.

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Go Beyond Burnout

Transforming the Approach to Well-Being.

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