Caring for caregivers: Reducing clinician burnout in 2025
“I love to document,” said no nurse ever.
Healthcare professionals dedicate their lives to patient care, but they don’t get into that line of work to navigate the complexities of documentation. Despite their devotion and compassion for patients, clinicians are sacrificing their wellbeing and experiencing burnout.
In this blog, we highlight critical challenges faced by clinicians and explore solutions to address burnout — particularly through improving documentation processes and work-life balance.
If it’s not documented, it’s not done
While documentation can be a tedious task, especially for nurses and caregivers who want to focus on their patients, documenting care accurately is a necessary piece of the process. After all, you can provide the best care ever, but nobody will know about it if it’s not documented.
After a long day of home visits and patient interactions, I would often finish documentation late at night after family obligations such as helping kids with homework, running them to practice and getting dinner on the table — leading to a persistent inability to “turn off” work mode. This cycle not only diminishes personal time, but also impacts the accuracy of documentation over time due to getting it done hours after seeing the patient.
Giving back work-life balance with innovative tools
Innovative tools, like those offered by MatrixCare, can significantly enhance clinicians’ work-life balance through ease of use and ease of compliance. Here are some highlighted features from the discussion:
Streamlined documentation with CareTouch logic
The system tailors documentation to the needs of each patient encounter, expanding when issues are present and minimizing unnecessary data entry. This customization allows clinicians to focus on what matters most.
Guided care planning
Suggestions for interventions based on documentation help nurses develop comprehensive care plans, reducing oversight and helping to improve patient outcomes.
MyScrubber and compliance tools
Built-in compliance checks help to prevent errors before submission, saving time and avoiding back-and-forth corrections with supervisors.
Medication import and integration
Automating medication data entry can save clinicians up to 30 minutes per patient visit, freeing time for direct care.
MatrixCare Voice for dictation
Voice dictation enables caregivers to document notes during downtime, such as while driving between visits, optimizing their schedules without compromising safety.
This innovative approach to home health exemplifies balance between usability and professional standards. Designed to give clinicians back their evenings and family time, these solutions enable them to recharge and return to work with renewed focus.
Let’s make 2025 the year of caring for our caregivers as much as they care for us.
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Dale Thomas
With over 30 years of experience in out-of-hospital care, Dale Thomas is a dedicated Registered Nurse and accomplished healthcare leader with a proven record of positioning agencies for success while maintaining a steadfast commitment to patient quality care. Dale's career spans clinical nursing, healthcare management, and sales leadership. He has held influential roles such as Director of Professional Services at the Jewish Association on Aging, Chief Nursing Officer and Managing Partner at Curaport, and Director of Enterprise Sales at MatrixCare by ResMed. His extensive expertise includes budget management, regulatory compliance, quality improvement, team leadership, and leveraging technology to enhance patient outcomes. Dale's academic foundation includes a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Waynesburg University and coursework toward a Master’s Degree in Hospital and Business Administration at Carnegie Mellon University.
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