Economics
The Collaboration Imperative: Why Healthcare Executives Must Unite Against an Existential Threat
Peter B. Angood, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, MCCM, FAAPL(Hon), C. Ann Jordan, JD
Healthcare organizations face billions in revenue losses from Medicare cuts, halted value-based care models, and reduced federal funding. Traditional siloed leadership cannot tackle these interconnected challenges. This white paper emphasizes the critical need for integrated CEO-CFO-physician executive collaboration, offering actionable frameworks for building collaborative leadership structures. Executive partnerships and physician leadership development drive superior outcomes, financial sustainability, and competitive advantage in a transformed healthcare landscape.
Influence
“Profiles in Success”: Certified Physician Executives Share the Value and ROI of their CPE Education
Peter B. Angood, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, MCCM, FAAPL(Hon)
AAPL believes physician leaders who are pursuing leadership education and training — and the organizations that are supporting their effort — should be able to clearly see the value of their time, money, and effort.
Influence
Championing Physician Leadership Development: AAPL's Five-Decade Commitment Meets Healthcare's Critical Moment
Peter B. Angood, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, MCCM, FAAPL(Hon)
From closing knowledge gaps in finance and AI to building emotional intelligence and peer communities, the future of healthcare demands bilingual leaders fluent in both medicine and strategy.
Payment Models
Perceptions of Private Equity in Private Practice: Insights from Ophthalmology
Arya M. Prasad, BA, Rama R. Bikkina, BA, Jay M. Lustbader, MD
Private equity (PE) has grown in private practice medicine, impacting ophthalmology. Interviews revealed mixed views on PE’s influence on clinical autonomy, care quality, patient costs, and operational sustainability.
SoundPractice
From Battlefield to Bedside: Physician Leadership Lessons from Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling
Mark Hertling, DBA
What do combat command and hospital leadership have in common? More than you'd think. In this episode of SoundPractice, Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, U.S. Army (Ret.) shares powerful insights on the surprising parallels between military and medical leadership, the importance of inter-professional training, and lessons from his wartime memoir, If I Don’t Return.
Environmental Influences
The Shadow Economy of Toxic Leadership in Healthcare
Aimee K. Gardner, PhD, Abigail Lara, MD
Toxic leadership harms healthcare organizations, creating unreported negative outcomes. This article offers eight evidence-based strategies to measure, monitor, and reduce toxic behaviors, fostering ethical leadership and better organizational health.
Team Building
Servant Leadership and the Chief Medical Officer: Ethos Made Operational
Mark D. Olszyk, MD, MBA, CPE, FACEP, FACHE
Servant leadership empowers physician executives to navigate clinical complexity and limited authority by fostering moral authority, psychological safety, and workforce engagement. It emphasizes structured listening, leader development, and accountability to enhance organizational performance and align teams around delivering safe, high-quality care.
New Book
Career Prescription Guide: A Physician's Guide for Career Transformation or Advancement
Pamela C. Sullivan, MD, MBA, CPE, FACP, FCUCM, PT
This guide empowers physicians to navigate career transitions with confidence, align decisions with values, prevent burnout, and achieve fulfillment.
Tree in Bedrock — Our Two-Physician Marriage
An Unexpected Outcome: How Leadership Development May Reduce Physician Burnout
Perceptions of Private Equity in Private Practice: Insights from Ophthalmology
The Ten Characteristics of Excellent Healthcare Teams
Healthcare Insights: Curated for HALM May/June 2026
Labor and Delivery Coverage Models in a Changing Coding Environment: Implications for Coverage Economics, Compensation Design, and Governance
Integrity
An Unexpected Outcome: How Leadership Development May Reduce Physician Burnout
Mark Hertling, DBA, Kim Smith-Jentsch, PhD
Physician burnout is a healthcare crisis often tackled with costly programs. A study found leadership development, focusing on character and collaboration, unexpectedly reduced burnout, offering new intervention insights.
Systems Awareness
Improving the Physician Experience to Attract, Retain, and Engage Top Physician Talent — Part 3: Rethinking Physician Development and Advancing from Competence to Continuous Improvement
R. John Sawyer, II, PhD, ABPP-CN
This article explores two phases of physician development: structured training and fragmented post-training growth. It advocates for continuous, structured programs to enhance skills, retention, and organizational alignment.
Systems Awareness
Toxic Followership and Leadership: The Hidden Threat to Organizational Success
Ronald Dwinnells, MD, MBA, CPE
This article explores toxic followership, its causes, and its negative impact on leaders and organizations, offering strategies to address manipulative behaviors and foster healthier workplace dynamics.
Strategic Perspective
When Dialogue Becomes Data: The Empathy Gap in AI-Driven Physician Recruitment
Arthur Lazarus, MD, MBA, CPE, DFAAPL
Generative AI revolutionizes medical hiring by automating sourcing, screening, and communication, but demands ethical oversight to address risks and challenges.
Integrity
From Silence to Solutions: Building Courageous Cultures in Healthcare
Peter Valenzuela, MD, MBA, FAAFP, FAAPL, FACMPE
This article highlights how healthcare organizations can combat the risks of silence by fostering psychological safety and courageous cultures. It outlines strategies for empowering frontline workers to share insights, drive innovation, and enhance trust for better outcomes.