--- title: WellMDWorks Wellness Leadership BLOG description: WellMDWorks Physician Wellbeing Leadership Blog - tools to Stop Physician Burnout and transform Physician Wellbeing from a Constant Concern to a Competitive Advantage --- [![WellMDWorks-flat-logo-white](https://www.thehappymd.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/WELL%20MD%20WORKS/Well%20MD%20Works%20LOGO%20Files/WellMDWorks-flat-logo-white.jpg?width=200&height=56&name=WellMDWorks-flat-logo-white.jpg "WellMDWorks-flat-logo-white")](https://www.thehappymd.com/wellmdworks) ** ** [![WellMDWorks](https://www.thehappymd.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/WELL%20MD%20WORKS/Well%20MD%20Works%20LOGO%20Files/WellMDWorks-flat-logo-white.jpg?width=175&height=49&name=WellMDWorks-flat-logo-white.jpg "WellMDWorks")](https://www.thehappymd.com/wellmdworks) ** ** **Menu** ** ** # Physician Wellness Leadership since 2010 [![Learn Your Physician Wellness Strategy >](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/263814/7f13f5b7-2ac3-4556-8830-00f92737edbf.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/263814/7f13f5b7-2ac3-4556-8830-00f92737edbf) ## [Chief Wellness Officer - CWO - Does your organization need one?](https://www.thehappymd.com/wellmdworks/blog/chief-wellness-officer-why-you-probably-dont-need-one) by [Dike Drummond MD](https://www.thehappymd.com/wellmdworks/blog/author/dike-drummond-md) [![Chief Wellness Officer - CWO - Does your organization need one?](https://www.thehappymd.com/hubfs/images/2019%20IMAGES/2019%20BLOG%20IMAGES/chief-wellness-officer-cwo-does-your-organization-need-one-physician-burnout-physician-wellbeing-OPT150W.jpg)](https://www.thehappymd.com/wellmdworks/blog/chief-wellness-officer-why-you-probably-dont-need-one) ## **Chief Wellness Officer - CWO - does your organization need one?** It is all the rage in leadership circles these days. The mucky mucks are all in agreement. If your organization is serious about preventing burnout, the very first thing you need to do is appoint a Chief Wellness Officer - and watch the angry, dark clouds of burnout lift - revealing the rainbows and unicorns of a happy, healthy physician workforce. ## **This is Magical Thinking of the highest order** Let's drink the CWO KoolAide for just a moment ... to recognize it is *just another version of checking a box.* This C-Suite executive will be your savior, your cavalry cresting the ridge, your knight in shining armor, your hero among the bean counters. At the very least, they should be able to stop the rest of the C-suite from *hammering the doctors into little tiny piece*s. ## **Would *your* people or *your organization* actually benefit from installing a Chief Wellness officer - CWO** **The answer of course is "IT DEPENDS" **[ And for 99% of healthcare organizations a CWO is a distraction from building a wellness program in the first place ] [Read Story **](https://www.thehappymd.com/wellmdworks/blog/chief-wellness-officer-why-you-probably-dont-need-one) Topics:[physician wellness](https://www.thehappymd.com/wellmdworks/blog/topic/physician-wellness)[stop physician burnout](https://www.thehappymd.com/wellmdworks/blog/topic/stop-physician-burnout)[physician wellbeing](https://www.thehappymd.com/wellmdworks/blog/topic/physician-wellbeing)[chief wellness officer](https://www.thehappymd.com/wellmdworks/blog/topic/chief-wellness-officer) ## [Invest in Physician Wellbeing for a Triple Competitive Advantage](https://www.thehappymd.com/wellmdworks/blog/physician-wellbeing-a-triple-competitive-advantage) by [Dike Drummond MD](https://www.thehappymd.com/wellmdworks/blog/author/dike-drummond-md) [![Invest in Physician Wellbeing for a Triple Competitive Advantage](https://www.thehappymd.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/2019%20IMAGES/2019%20BLOG%20IMAGES/physician-burnout-prevention-is-simple-competitive-advantage-dike-drummond-OPT-200W.jpg?width=200&name=physician-burnout-prevention-is-simple-competitive-advantage-dike-drummond-OPT-200W.jpg)](https://www.thehappymd.com/wellmdworks/blog/physician-wellbeing-a-triple-competitive-advantage) ## **The Business Case for Investing in Physician Wellbeing - a Triple Competitive Advantage for Early Adopters** In 2017 an article in JAMA Internal Medicine by Shanafelt, Goh and Sinsky (JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(12):1826-1832) made a comprehensive business case for investing in physician well-being. I highly recommend the article. The UCSD HEAR Program has mounted the full PDF document [at this link](https://medschool.ucsd.edu/som/hear/resources/Documents/jamainternal_Shanafelt_2017_sc_170009.pdf). I recommend you read and absorb every word - and notice your frustration when there are [no action steps](https://support.thehappymd.com/physician-engagement-formula-consult-request). In this blog post let me show you a different way of looking at the benefits to the organization when you take better care of your physicians and staff.  **An effective burnout prevention / physician wellbeing program will provide a rapid, direct and measurable - *Triple Competitive Advantage* - to Your Organization. ** **============ *Key Resource: * **Physician Wellness Champion  School The *Quadruple Aim Physician Leadership Retreat* [Get Full Details](https://support.thehappymd.com/quadruple-aim-physician-leadership-retreat-2021) **============** ## **The Current State of Affairs** [Read Story **](https://www.thehappymd.com/wellmdworks/blog/physician-wellbeing-a-triple-competitive-advantage) Topics:[physician wellness](https://www.thehappymd.com/wellmdworks/blog/topic/physician-wellness)[Physician Leadership](https://www.thehappymd.com/wellmdworks/blog/topic/physician-leadership)[physician wellbeing](https://www.thehappymd.com/wellmdworks/blog/topic/physician-wellbeing) ** Prev [All Posts](https://www.thehappymd.com/wellmdworks/blog/all) Next ** ### **WellMDWorks** Wellness Leadership Blog The Tools to Stop Physician Burnout and Transform Physician Wellbeing from a Constant Concern to a Competitive Advantage. 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