What's so bad about a backlog?

Ask any physician, there’s plenty of things wrong with a backlog. 

Here’s some common thoughts:

• A backlog means I’m inefficient
• A backlog means I’m a terrible physician
• A backlog means I could lose my job
• A backlog means I will need a performance review

Any of these thoughts contribute to overwhelm, exhaustion, shame, guilt, self-doubt.

You want to give up. Perhaps it means you need to leave clinical medicine?

Well, as a physician Charting Coach I want you to know that I don’t let your backlog mean anything about YOU. I still see you, struggling under the weight of unfinished charts and inboxes.

Yes you are still worthy, yes you are still allowed to have a life, yes you can enjoy yourself on the weekend. 

The overwhelm, shame and guilt simply cause you to be stuck.

You have a lack of momentum and then the backlog becomes an impossible and growing mountain.

So what now?

It starts with compassion and a do-able plan

• Give yourself rewards for achievement, however small.
• Plan time that is not backlog time, where you intentionally forget about it.
• Plan focus time for thinking about how you would like to approach your backlog.

You can close a chart one at a time until it’s done!