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.
Quality Improvement
In Your Medical Practice, Is Your “Nice” Quotient Too High?
AAPL Editorial Team
Balancing empathy and authority is key for medical leaders. This article explores emotional intelligence, boundaries, and strategies for effective leadership.
SoundPractice
The Circle of Money: What Physicians Need to Know About Health Plan Contracting with Dr. Jacob Asher
Jacob Asher, MD
Former surgeon turned health plan executive Jacob Asher, MD, joins Michael Sacopulos for a conversation on contracts, pricing, behavioral health, AI, and the path to non-clinical leadership.
Collaborative Function
Unlocking the Power of Collaborative Leadership as a Driver of Healthcare Transformation: A Qualitative Systematic Review
Samiya Al Hashmi, MD, Ali Davod Prasa, PhD, MD, Hilal Al Hashami, MD, Khalid Al Riyami, MD, Ali Al Jabri , MD, Mujtaba Al Ajmi, MD, Mahmoud Al Hashmi, BSc Engineering
The study highlights collaborative leadership's role in fostering healthcare teamwork, empowerment, and communication, improving patient care, job satisfaction, and outcomes.
Influence
The Intersection of Technology and Women
Telle Whitney, PhD
Dr. Telle Whitney's journey in tech highlights her advocacy for women in STEM, founding impactful programs like Grace Hopper Celebration to drive diversity and inclusion.
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
Disruptive Behavior in Medicine: History and Definition
Clinical Characteristics and Discharge Planning for Inpatients Leaving Against Medical Advice — A Retrospective Chart Review
A Short History of the Convenience Store: What It Means for Modern Medical Care
Strategic Perspective
Don’t Underestimate the Value of Professional Friendships
Paul Ingram
Most people try to keep work and friendship in separate boxes, but that division is counterproductive. Professionals now spend more time with colleagues than with anyone else, and strong personal ties at work are directly linked to trust, learning, creativity, and performance. The real obstacle to productive business friendships is the widespread belief that mixing the personal and professional inevitably cheapens relationships, a mindset that prevents people from forming connections that would make them more effective and happier. When people instead allow genuine friendships to overlap with their professional networks, they build larger, more useful networks, collaborate more openly, and experience greater well-being. Integrating these worlds is a practical strategy for better work and a more fulfilling life.
Environmental Influences
The Reform Nobody's Talking About: Universal Healthcare Without Single Payer
Ken Terry
A proposed healthcare model balances universal access and existing structures by separating basic care from major medical coverage. It realigns financial incentives to reduce costs and improve outcomes.
Strategic Perspective
Recognize the Warning Signs of Impending Job Termination
Arthur Lazarus, MD, MBA, CPE, DFAAPL
Physicians, like many professionals, face job insecurity in today’s dynamic healthcare environment. Recognizing early warning signs of impending job termination — such as shifts in management behavior, changes in workload, company-wide restructuring, social dynamics, or direct indicators — can help professionals address career challenges proactively.
Judgment
Are You Meeting the Needs of the People You Lead?
Mark van Vugt, Xiaotian Sheng, Wendy Andrews
Organizations often assume leadership succeeds or fails because of a leader’s style. But research on follower psychology suggests the bigger issue is alignment: Employees judge leaders based on whether they provide what people need most in a given moment—protection, fairness, vision, expertise, affiliation, or status. Drawing on research across the United States, the United Kingdom, and China, the authors argue that the best leaders are not defined by a single leadership style, but by their ability to diagnose shifting follower needs and adapt before misalignment erodes trust, engagement, and performance.
Environmental Influences
Where Will Doctors Train? Residency Applications, Abortion Restrictions, and the Coming Workforce Crisis
Anisha Ganguly, MD, MPH, Anna Morenz, MD, MPH, Michael J. Sacopulos, JD
The Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision returned abortion policy to individual states, creating a patchwork of restrictions with far-reaching implications for the physician workforce. In this SoundPractice episode, host Mike Sacopulos interviews Drs. Anisha Ganguly and Anna Morenz, co-authors of a study in JAMA Network Open examining post-Dobbs residency application trends.