Podcast focuses on managing cognitive load in health care

An American Hospital Association podcast explores how clinicians can ease their cognitive load, which measures the mental effort required for processing highly technical and information-heavy tasks. Although clinicians bring their skill and mental acuity to treat the whole patient, the amount of technical information required in health care can diminish their ability to provide quality patient care and result in burnout. Michael Privitera, MD, professor emeritus of psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York, describes steps organizations can take to make it easier for clinicians to focus on treating patients.