The author outlines a process similar to peer review in which cases are reviewed, adjudicated, tracked and trended to effectively eradicate the problem.

To be effective leaders, physicians must develop new skills and behaviors beyond those that made them successful clinicians.

Human resources, information technology and finance are integral to creating a new operating system that will transform all health care operations.

An organization must have an aggressive, proactive approach to the recruitment of physician leaders. Here are tips to attract more doctors into management.

Intrusive questions on physicians’ applications is a factor contributing to untreated burnout and related consequences.

Athletic trainers (ATs) have been shown to improve clinical efficiency, enhance patient throughput, and provide high physician and patient satisfaction in various physician practice settings.

One principle seems to be constant, the author writes: As you advance in an organization, your job gets more complicated and what is required of you grows.

Bart Sachs, MD, embraces team concepts and encourages physician leaders to develop groups that can work collaboratively toward a common good in patient care.

With federal efforts going nowhere, some physicians are taking steps on their own — at the state level and in their practices — to keep the price of prescription drugs in check. But they say it isn’t easy.

Given an “opportunity to impact a much larger group,” he moved to a nonclinical role. He offers advice for physician leaders considering a different path.

At a time when wellness is essential for physicians and other professionals, keep these seven ideas in mind when faced with an overwhelmed co-worker.

Physicians must keep in mind that, despite a lack of medical training, relatives increasingly are assigned complex tasks, such as maintaining catheters.