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May/June 2025

Tom Rossi discusses the growing interest in physician leadership, necessary preparation, effective leadership development programs, challenges faced by rural hospitals, and strategies for enhancing leadership skills.

June 8, 2025

Ideal BHC candidates should recognize issues with the specialty model of care, emphasize improving access, and show flexibility in treating diverse patient issues. They should also demonstrate proactive problem-solving, teamwork, and willingness to l...

May/June 2025

This study examines rare murders of doctors by patients, analyzing 123 cases since 1860. Common motives include dissatisfaction with care, mental illness, and personal issues. Prevention focuses on building caring provider-patient relationships.

June 1, 2025

The chief marketing officer (CMO) role has expanded significantly due to digital technologies, data, and AI, increasing both executional demands and strategic expectations. While the CMO title remains common and respected, its growing complexity has ...

May 13, 2025

Utilization management (UM) is crucial for chief medical officers, involving removing care barriers and devising discharge solutions. UM aims to manage healthcare costs by assessing care appropriateness. Effective UM requires interdisciplinary collab...

May/June 2025

Graduate Medical Education (GME) is crucial for training physicians. Expanding GME funding and residency slots is vital to address physician shortages, especially in underserved areas.

May 6, 2025

Most companies understand the benefits of standardizing critical processes. Yet they tend to approach strategic decisions completely differently, thinking that each one is unique and requires its own bespoke process. As a result, they handle similar ...

April 13, 2025

You know the moment: a mood-veering, thought-steering, pressure-packed interaction with a colleague, boss, or client when the right thing to say is stuck in a verbal traffic jam between your brain and your mouth. This analysis paralysis occurs when y...

April 7, 2025

Mentorship is crucial for Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) to transition from clinical to administrative roles, fostering leadership skills, trust-building, and organizational navigation. Mentors offer practical guidance, support professional growth, an...

March 28, 2025

Tensions are inevitable in the workplace. But there is a difference between healthy and unhealthy conflicts. Healthy team conflict moves a team towards its goals and builds productive, respectful, and trusting relationships.

This article examines the importance of effective delegation in medical practices, enhancing efficiency and patient care, and offers steps to build staff trust and responsibility.

What if healthcare teams could unlock essential skills by stepping outside? Nature-based leadership development enhances focus, creativity, decision-making, trust, and communication.

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