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Physician scheduling is always challenging, but shift scheduling will likely be even more complicated in 2025. This year will likely be marked by uncertainty, burnout, physician shortages and more, and each of these can throw a wrench into the works when it comes to scheduling.
Top 3 Factors Complicating Physician Scheduling in 2025
Burnout
While physician burnout dropped from 53% in 2022 to 48.2% in 2023, 2025 may see a spike in stress levels. Many physicians already face increasingly strained relationships with their patients, for example, and two-thirds already feel like they don’t spend enough time with their patients. Overbooking doctors with back-to-back, overly long shifts just add to the stress and increases the risk of burnout.
Physician shortage
The United States is currently struggling with a physician shortage. What’s more, the nation will face a physician shortage of as many as 86,000 physicians by 2036, according to findings by the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Shortages affect shift scheduling directly and indirectly. In the most immediate sense, shortages make it difficult to put enough white coats in each department – in many cases, this means asking physicians to work extra shifts or extra-long shifts. As time goes by, these extra shifts can ignite physician burnout, which can then increase the turnover rate and exacerbate shortages.
Uncertainty
Every aspect of healthcare, from payors to regulations, seems to be in flux this year. This uncertainty may result in staffing limitations, unpredictable patient needs, over- or under-booking, and underutilization of resources.
Scheduling Software to the Rescue!
Whether it is emergency medicine scheduling or any other type of physician scheduling in 2025, shift scheduling software from ByteBloc can help.
Burnout
Scheduling software can reduce burnout by helping doctors find the life-work balance they are looking for. ByteBloc scheduling software offers 24x7 Online and mobile access to personalized schedules, for example, and the ability to classify shifts as Prefer, Desire, Dislike, or Conflicts.
Physician shortages
Scheduling software can help alleviate physician shortages by offering flexible schedules, automated shift relationships that help prevent consecutive shifts, and the ability to create and coordinate schedules across multiple locations. Each feature helps practices of all sizes alleviate physician shortages.
Uncertainty
In times of uncertainty in scheduling, smart practices rely on tried-and-true technologies that provide stability.
ByteBloc has been scheduling emergency providers since 1989 and has since adapted its software to accommodate thousands of variations in emergency medicine scheduling. Our decades-long experience in physician scheduling creates stability in even the most turbulent of times. Our software allows you to create and manage schedules at the push of a button, generate accurate payroll information, and automate nearly every aspect of scheduling.
For more information on how physician scheduling may be more complicated in 2025, consult with ByteBloc. We have provided innovative, stable, and forward-thinking scheduling software during some of the most challenging periods in healthcare history. Our MD scheduling software can help provide your healthcare organization with the consistency and reliability you need this year.
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