Blog homeNew roadmap equips healthcare leaders with strategies to combat burnout, reduce turnover, and align physicians with organizational goals amid historic workforce shortages
Midvale, Utah – January 15, 2026 – CHG Healthcare today announced the release of its Physician Alignment, Engagement, and Retention Roadmap, a comprehensive roadmap designed to help healthcare executives strengthen physician relationships, improve retention, and enhance patient care.
The roadmap provides actionable strategies, data-driven insights, and best practices to help healthcare organizations reduce turnover, foster alignment with mission and values, and create environments where physicians thrive. With physician shortages and burnout at historic levels, CHG Healthcare’s new resource offers timely solutions for one of the industry’s most pressing challenges.
“The physician shortage is one of the most urgent challenges facing healthcare today. Every time a physician leaves, organizations lose not only millions in revenue but also continuity of care and team stability,” said Scott Polenz, principal consultant at Advisory Services by CHG Healthcare and the roadmap’s author. “This roadmap was designed to help leaders tackle that crisis head-on by aligning physicians with organizational values, fostering engagement, and creating retention strategies that actually work. When physicians feel connected and supported, they stay—and that’s how we enhance patient care and organizational health.”
The roadmap also addresses generational shifts in physician expectations, operational efficiency, and work-life balance. It includes practical tools such as onboarding frameworks, leadership development strategies, and cultural assessments to help organizations build sustainable physician relationships.
“Physician turnover isn’t just a human resources issue—it’s a core business risk,” said Melinda Giese, senior vice president of Client Solutions. “Our goal with this roadmap is to give healthcare leaders the tools they need to create a culture of trust, collaboration, and growth. When physicians feel aligned and supported, patient care improves, operational performance stabilizes, and organizations thrive.”
The release of the Physician Alignment, Engagement, and Retention Roadmap underscores CHG Healthcare’s commitment to helping healthcare organizations navigate today’s physician workforce challenges. This resource is designed to spark meaningful change, providing leaders with practical strategies to reduce turnover, strengthen alignment, and create a culture where physicians can thrive. When physicians succeed, patients receive better care, and healthcare systems become stronger.
About CHG Healthcare:
As the nation’s leading physician workforce experts, CHG Healthcare connects physicians, advanced practice providers, and allied health professionals with healthcare organizations nationwide, helping deliver high-quality care to more than 20 million patients every year.
With more than 40 years of experience, CHG Healthcare and its family of brands deliver scalable, people-centered workforce solutions across the clinical spectrum—from locum tenens and permanent staffing to technology and advisory services—and are recognized for industry-leading Net Promoter Scores and partnerships with half of the nation’s largest health systems.
Headquartered in Salt Lake City with offices across the country, CHG is known as a top workplace for its culture of care, growth, and purpose. Learn more at www.chghealthcare.com.
