American Association for Physician Leadership

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Volume 10 Issue 5

After several years of assessing and monitoring faculty burnout, engagement, work-life balance, and leadership performance, a physician-leader of a clinical division, decided to assess and monitor burnout. He coined the term “Humanistic Bundle” to de...

September 27, 2023

The time has come for management to start working with—rather than against—organized labor. Here’s how.

September 24, 2023

Many companies realize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion. But most focus on gender and ethnicity, paying less attention to people with disabilities.

Self-Management

September 22, 2023

Physicians working to improve our healthcare system give us hope. Elizabeth (Beth) Garner, MD, MPH, is one of those extraordinary physician leaders.

September 6, 2023

In this SoundPractice episode host Mike Sacopulos speaks with Kathleen Neuzil, MD, MPH, about her chapter in the book, Lessons Learned: Stories from Women Physician Leaders, her work for a non-profit, and her work in academic medicine.

August 23, 2023

In this interview with host Mike Sacopulos, Wendy Dean, MD, discusses what constitutes a moral injury and how technology and compensation models can add to the problem for healthcare employees.

Operations and Policy

September 27, 2023

The time has come for management to start working with—rather than against—organized labor. Here’s how.

September 24, 2023

Many companies realize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion. But most focus on gender and ethnicity, paying less attention to people with disabilities.

September 15, 2023

According to the authors, managers who are examining projects that involve gathering human-provided data or leveraging existing databases need to focus on five critical issues: the provenance of the data, the purpose for which it will be used, how it...

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 ...

August 18, 2023

Pregnant and nursing employees have newly expanded rights. On December 29, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mother’s Act (PUMP Act) and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) into law.

Healthcare organizations of every size must comply with an exponentially increasing, convoluted regulatory environment that directly impacts the medical practice of physicians. Physicians need to understand how fraud, waste, abuse, and federal employ...

Strategy and Innovation

September 11, 2023

The role of the CSO is undergoing a rapid and dramatic transformation. This article argues for four major changes to the CSO role.

As AI continues to evolve and impact the healthcare landscape, it is crucial for policymakers, healthcare providers, and technology developers to collaborate and establish appropriate regulations that balance innovation with patient safety and privac...

Facility location and design are critical components of an integrated ambulatory system of care. This article offers a series of ideas to consider in facility location and design.

Motivations and Thinking Style

September 19, 2023

In today’s world of work, human capital is at least as important as financial capital. To survive and thrive, organizations must shift their mindset, recognizing not just that employees are a crucial asset but that those who recruit and develop them ...

September 1, 2023

To succeed as a senior executive, you need more than just special skills and competencies. You need a new mindset.

August 25, 2023

If you really want lasting satisfaction in life, you’ll need to relearn your approach to finding it. The author presents several strategies.

Problem Solving

September 21, 2023

When faced with disruptions and downturns, many leaders and companies instinctively focus on cutting costs to maintain profitability. But some identify opportunities and then take thoughtful action to emerge from crisis even stronger.

August 17, 2023

Microaggressions affect everyone, so creating more inclusive and culturally competent workplace cultures means each of us must explore our own biases in order to become aware of them. The goal is not to be fearful of communicating with each other, bu...

August 16, 2023

Research has shown that when speaking in front of a group, people’s attention tends to gets stuck on the most emotional faces, causing them to overestimate the group’s average emotional state. In this piece, the authors share two additional findings.

Finance

September 10, 2023

In this article the authors identify five keys to ensuring that companies build an efficient, effective culture around costs that works in both good times and bad.

Volume 10 Issue 5

As value-based care continues to gain traction, physician leaders are playing an ever-increasing role in the financial success of their health systems.

Until recently, the business management of a medical practice was not included as part of medical education or residency. Most medical schools still do not provide a course in financial accounting.

Team Building and Teamwork

Volume 10 Issue 5

After several years of assessing and monitoring faculty burnout, engagement, work-life balance, and leadership performance, a physician-leader of a clinical division, decided to assess and monitor burnout. He coined the term “Humanistic Bundle” to de...

Volume 10 Issue 5

Physician leadership belongs to us all. Let’s not waste the opportunity to collaborate more closely for the change warranted in an industry that is so deeply personal for everyone. We, our patients, and our families will all benefit from these effort...

August 13, 2023

Sponsorship is a vital mechanism for advancing the careers of junior employees. But it’s not just a one-way relationship in which everything flows from the sponsor to the sponsee. What sponsees bring to the relationship, in fact, is just as important...

Professional Capabilities

Volume 10 Issue 5

Every organization has a culture by design or default, and that culture is the leaders’ responsibility.

September 20, 2023

Mike Sacopulos speaks with Kristin E. Lauter, PhD, about her chapter titled, “Trust, Access, and Visibility,” in the book, Lessons Learned: Stories from Women Leaders in STEM. Lauter is the director of Research Science, North American Labs for Meta A...

Volume 10 Issue 5

Joan L. Thomas, MD, CPE, FACC, talks about her leadership journey.

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