Karla Hemesath
Degree & Credential:
PhD, LMFT
Location:
Iowa
Title:
Clinical Associate Professor
Organization:
Department of Family Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Profession:
Marriage and Family Therapist
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Karla Hemesath, PhD, LMFT, is a clincal associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies--Marriage and Family Therapy from Kansas State University and has been actively involved in interprofessional care and education since graduate school with experience teaching in undergraduate, graduate and professional school programs.
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My Contributions
A listing of all contributions made to the National Center community.Contents
In November 2014, Bodenheimer and Sinsky published an article, “From Triple to Quadruple Aim: Care of the Patient Requires Care of the Provider,” in which they make the case that care teams are unable to achieve Triple Aim goals of improving population health while improving patient experience and...
BACKGROUND:
A high proportion of the US primary care workforce reports burnout, which is associated with negative consequences for clinicians and patients. Many protective factors from burnout are characteristics of patient-centered medical home (PCMH) models, though even positive organizational...
The Triple Aim-enhancing patient experience, improving population health, and reducing costs-is widely accepted as a compass to optimize health system performance. Yet physicians and other members of the health care workforce report widespread burnout and dissatisfaction. Burnout is associated with...
We highlight primary care innovations gathered from high-functioning primary care practices, innovations we believe can facilitate joy in practice and mitigate physician burnout. To do so, we made site visits to 23 high-performing primary care practices and focused on how these practices distribute...
PURPOSE:
Burnout is a threat to the primary care workforce. We investigated the relationship between team structure, team culture, and emotional exhaustion of clinicians and staff in primary care practices.
METHODS:
We surveyed 231 clinicians and 280 staff members of 10 public and 6 university-...