American Association for Physician Leadership

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March 19, 2024

What do you want to be when you grow up? That’s a question posed to young people from their earliest days in school. By the time they finish college, many top U.S. students answer, “A consultant.”

March 17, 2024

The authors suggest a more impact-driven philosophy called “noble-purpose leadership,” that ties leaders and teammates to the pursuit of a shared goal that positively impacts constituents. The authors offer three areas where managers can shift their ...

March 15, 2024

Many aspiring leaders focus on developing a more confident-sounding persona. But building true confidence starts with cultivating a multi-faceted leadership voice.

Self-Management

March 17, 2024

The authors suggest a more impact-driven philosophy called “noble-purpose leadership,” that ties leaders and teammates to the pursuit of a shared goal that positively impacts constituents. The authors offer three areas where managers can shift their ...

Music benefits patients’ physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs. The use of music therapy has been effective in various settings, including hospitals, schools, nursing homes, and rehabilitation centers.

February 12, 2024

Kathleen Neuzil's leadership story is inspirational. She shares how small acts of kindness, via mentorship, can result in tremendous returns. Her clinical and policy talent, anchored on the bedrock of science, has benefited countless people around th...

Operations and Policy

March 8, 2024

To develop meaningful and mature relationships at work or at home we need to develop two filters. The first filter protects you from other people. The second filter protects other people from you.

Peer-Reviewed
March/April 2024

What is the best method for eliciting physician input and feedback and establishing bidirectional communication to address factors contributing to burnout, enhance a sense of professional community, and provide mental health support?

February 28, 2024

New systems can learn autonomously and make complex judgments. Leaders need to understand these “autosapient” agents and how to work with them.

Quality and Risk

Every other month, the HALM Journal will deliver indispensable and reliable results-oriented guidance for a healthcare industry moving toward inter-professional management and leadership that positively impacts patient care outcomes and population ...

March/April 2024

Is the ACA on life support or are we headed toward a reimbursement system that emphasizes quality instead of volume?

March/April 2024

As the adult population of the United States continues to get older, the number of patients with multiple chronic conditions is expected to increase drastically, providing a greater imperative for effective care coordination within the medical infras...

Strategy and Innovation

March 19, 2024

What do you want to be when you grow up? That’s a question posed to young people from their earliest days in school. By the time they finish college, many top U.S. students answer, “A consultant.”

March/April 2024

Leaders in the hospital-at-home movement find the at-home units require significant resources, but they generate high satisfaction from clinicians and patients alike and reduce the need to build more inpatient facilities.

February 25, 2024

You may be an expert at running your business unit or leading your team. But do you know how to advance your agenda across an organization, particularly if you have an idea that will impact its strategic direction? This article offers four key domain...

Motivations and Thinking Style

March 3, 2024

Processing feedback goes far beyond listening to it in the moment and implementing it; it involves continuous reflection, conversation, and practice. While much of this happens because of the way we receive feedback, there is much we can do, too, to ...

February 16, 2024

William von Hippel of the University of Queensland and a team of researchers recruited dozens of small groups of friends for a study. They gave participants intelligence and personality tests and then asked each subject to answer 30 common-knowledge ...

Currently healthcare workers appear to have an increased focus on trust, asking: Has it been lost, does it need to be restored, what do we mean by trust?

Problem Solving

March 1, 2024

It’s human nature to procrastinate — but it can be devastating for your future goals if you continually procrastinate on projects that are important but not urgent. In this article, the author offers five strategies to overcome procrastination on amb...

Healthcare in the United States continues to face myriad challenges post-COVID, and institutions are at risk of organizational decline. A. O. Hirschman, one of many economists who have studied organizational decline, outlined several responses to org...

I firmly believe that the future of healthcare will be determined by whether or not clinicians step up to lead in all areas of healthcare leadership and collaborate with non-clinician leaders. We need their expertise and they need our expertise.

Finance

March 4, 2024

As private equity firms invest in everything from dermatology practices to emergency room staffing companies, the impacts are not always obvious. Gretchen Morgenson’s new book, excellently researched and compiled, examines private equity influence in...

Over the past few decades, the reimbursement rates for Medicare have been decreasing steadily. Although some studies have previously evaluated trends in reimbursements in other fields, a comprehensive evaluation of geographic monetary reimbursement t...

Many physician-run organizations perform optimally when their physician leaders have competent business knowledge and skills, yet leadership training programs are uncommon.

Team Building and Teamwork

March 12, 2024

One of the most challenging aspects of a virtual meeting is keeping people’s attention. It’s important to be thoughtful about how you engage attendees. The key is to sustain a continual expectation of meaningful involvement so participants don’t retr...

November 13, 2023

The future of work will not be determined by technology, but by creating the right mix of education, exposure, and experience needed to develop skills and put them to work, creating a vastly more productive workplace and economy.

November 8, 2023

Managers have tried various strategies and perks to boost employee engagement—all with little impact on long-term retention and performance. But now, neuroscience offers some answers. Through his research on the brain chemical oxytocin—shown to facil...

Professional Capabilities

March 15, 2024

Many aspiring leaders focus on developing a more confident-sounding persona. But building true confidence starts with cultivating a multi-faceted leadership voice.

March/April 2024

Like all superheroes, healthcare administrators, leaders, and managers have superpowers and origin stories, even though many do not recognize them. This article explains why discovering and using origin stories is useful for both leaders and their fo...

March 10, 2024

If you are wondering how to generate more brand loyalty, consider implementing a gratitude program. Identify the shared purpose that you can work on together with your customer.

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The American Association for Physician Leadership has helped physicians develop their leadership skills through education, career development, thought leadership and community building.

The American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) changed its name from the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) in 2014. We may have changed our name, but we are the same organization that has been serving physician leaders since 1975.

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