Department of Medicine

“Even a modest decrease in PTL (physician task load) was associated with a decrease in burnout, suggesting standard process improvement has the potential to positively impact PTL when looked at using this lens,” Elizabeth Harry, senior director of clinical affairs at the University of Colorado Hospital [and visiting associate professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], and co-authors concluded.

UCHealth’s director of infection prevention Michelle Barron says just like checking the weather on Halloween, we should be checking local COVID numbers, too. “If you’re in a community where there’s high rates of COVID, then going out and about is probably not a good idea,” Barron said. “But, doing things outdoors is obviously going to be much safer than if you have lots of people crowded in a small area without a lot of ventilation.”