Turn Physician Feedback
Into Leadership Insights

Build an executive-level workforce profile that helps guide organizational decisions.

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Conversation with

Chris Palmeiro, DO, MSc

Chief Strategy Officer

Endocrinologist

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Josh Marler, MS

Vice President, Program Development

Former Cardiology Administrator

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Josh Marler

Understand Workforce Risk
Before It Becomes a Vacancy

Shield with a workforce risk warning

Identify Workforce Vulnerabilities

Recognize emerging risks before they affect program stability.

Physician team with a growth chart

Support Succession Planning

Anticipate changes in physician capacity and career horizon.

Target with an arrow

Prioritize Organizational Interventions

Identify where targeted action may have the greatest impact.

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Measure Longitudinal Change

Repeat the assessment over time to evaluate whether interventions are producing meaningful organizational outcomes.

See What Leadership Receives

Preview the Executive Report

See how physician feedback is translated into an executive-level view of workforce vulnerabilities, priorities, and opportunities for action.

Example executive workforce assessment report pages

Early Signs of Workforce Instability
Are Easy to Miss

Changes in physician well-being, call burden, career plans, and clinical capacity can signal emerging workforce vulnerabilities before they become visible through vacancies or turnover.

PROGRAM
STABILITY

Physician with a heart

Physician Well-Being

Burnout and fatigue can erode engagement, performance, and career longevity.

Clock with a repeat arrow

Call Burden

Heavy or uneven call responsibilities are a leading driver of strain and dissatisfaction.

Calendar with a check mark

Schedule Control

Limited control over schedules and call can affect physician satisfaction, retention, and program stability.

Team with rotation arrows

Recruitment and Retention

High workload makes it harder to attract and retain the right physicians.

Two physicians exchanging roles

Succession Planning

Retirements, reduced FTE, and career transitions create future workforce gaps.

Target with an arrow

Identify early. Plan ahead. Strengthen stability.

Early insight helps physician leaders protect access, retain talent, and build stronger programs.

  • Physician with a heart

    Physician Well-Being

    Burnout and fatigue can erode engagement, performance, and career longevity.

  • Clock with a repeat arrow

    Call Burden

    Heavy or uneven call responsibilities are a leading driver of strain and dissatisfaction.

  • Calendar with a check mark

    Schedule Control

    Limited control over schedules and call can affect physician satisfaction, retention, and program stability.

  • Team with rotation arrows

    Recruitment and Retention

    High workload makes it harder to attract and retain the right physicians.

  • Two physicians exchanging roles

    Succession Planning

    Retirements, reduced FTE, and career transitions create future workforce gaps.

  • Target with an arrow

    Identify early. Plan ahead. Strengthen stability.

    Early insight helps physician leaders protect access, retain talent, and build stronger programs.

A More Complete View
Of Your Physician Workforce

The Physician Workforce Assessment combines two complementary perspectives to identify emerging workforce vulnerabilities and inform organizational planning.

Physician with a heart

Physician Well-Being

Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)

  • Low battery

    Emotional Exhaustion

  • Person

    Depersonalization

  • Award ribbon

    Personal Accomplishment

Physician team with a growth chart

Workforce Stability

Physician Workforce Stability Assessment™ (PWSA)

  • Two people

    Retention

  • Compass

    Career Horizon

  • Balance scales

    Workload Sustainability

  • Clock

    Call Experience

  • Handshake

    Organizational Commitment

Together, these measures turn physician experience into actionable workforce insight.

When Call Becomes
A Workforce Strategy

Every organization will identify different priorities. When call burden emerges as a contributor to physician strain or workforce instability, a Call Relief Program™ may be one targeted intervention.

Call Relief Program outcomes including improved physician well-being, patient access, continuity, recruitment, return on investment, career longevity, growth, and stability

Call Relief Program™

  • Physician with a heart

    Improved Physician Well-Being

  • Patients with a physician

    Expanded Patient Access

  • Linked chain

    Enhanced Continuity

  • Rising bar chart

    Positive ROI

  • Team with a star

    Competitive Recruitment

  • Calendar with a clock

    Career Longevity

  • Growth trend line

    Program Growth

  • Shield with a check mark

    Long-Term Stability

From Burnout to Balance MedAxiom white paper

See Call Relief in Practice

Explore real-world case studies showing how cardiology programs have redesigned call coverage to address physician burnout.

Review Case Studies

Case Study: Centra Heart &
Vascular Institute

To address increasing weekend call burden and declining outpatient capacity, Centra implemented a Call Relief Program™ designed to reduce internal call burden while strengthening physician well-being and expanding patient access.One year later, the program demonstrated measurable workforce and operational outcomes.

PROGRAM IMPACT

Calendar with completed clinic days

+60

Clinic Days
Returned

Open door representing physician retention

0

Physician
Turnover

Physician team with a positive call relief response

73%

Reported Call Relief
Increased Their
Likelihood of Remaining

Growing bar chart representing practice growth

~20%

Practice Growth
Following
Implementation

Centra Heart and Vascular Institute case study

Explore Centra’s Workforce Outcomes

Go beyond the headline results. Review the full abstract to see how physician well-being and workforce stability changed following implementation of the Call Relief Program™.

From Assessment to Action

The goal of the Physician Workforce Assessment is not simply to measure physician sentiment. It is to create a framework for organizational improvement.

  1. Checklist with a check mark

    Assess

    Establish the baseline.

  2. Magnifying glass over a warning sign

    Identify

    Recognize emerging vulnerabilities.

  3. Clipboard with a strategy diagram

    Plan

    Prioritize opportunities.

  4. Target with an arrow

    Intervene

    Implement targeted solutions.

  5. Rising trend chart

    Measure

    Evaluate change over time.

How Stable Is Your Cardiology Program?

Understanding workforce risk starts with understanding the physicians behind the program.