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
Building Patient Loyalty Through Split-Second Kindness
Susan Baker, Michael J. Sacopulos, JD
Susan Baker shares strategies to boost patient loyalty, emphasizing personalized care, feedback, social media, and teamwork while addressing service failures to enhance experiences.
SoundPractice
How Physician Leaders Can Rediscover Their Human Spirit with MaryCay Durrant
MaryCay Durrant
MaryCay Durrant joins SoundPractice to share practical strategies for physician leaders to combat burnout and flourish at work. Learn about her WORK model and how small, meaningful changes can reignite passion and purpose in healthcare leadership.
Action Orientation
Mining Gold from Your Vendor Relationships: The Practice Administrator’s Untapped Resource
AAPL Editorial Team
Medical practice managers can tap into vendor relationships for industry insights, operational tips, and strategic advice. Engaging vendors intentionally boosts efficiency and decision-making.
Environmental Influences
The Butterfly Effect and the Medical Practice
Neil Baum, MD
Small changes can create big impacts, known as the butterfly effect. This article explores its relevance in healthcare and modern medical practices.
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.
Signing Your Work and Signing Your Life
Addressing the Underperforming Clinician: A Leadership Challenge
Making SMART Goals Smarter for Physician Quality Incentive Compensation
The Perfect Storm: Navigating Economic Challenges in Modern Medical Practice
Strategic Thinking in Healthcare Leadership
Strategic Management in Clinical Gastroenterology: From Purpose to Value Creation
Payment Models
‘Kind of Morbid’: Health Premiums Threaten Their Nest Egg. A Terminal Diagnosis May Spare It.
Christine Mai-Duc
Unexpected health challenges and changes in policy can drastically impact financial stability, underscoring the importance of accessible healthcare and long-term financial planning.
Influence
When Senior Leaders Lack People Skills, Transformations Fail
Jenny Fernandez, MBA
McKinsey’s research shows that roughly 70% of transformation efforts fail, and the root cause is rarely a flawed business case. It’s the human element: leaders who can’t detect resistance, misread silence as buy-in, or dismiss valid concerns as complaints.
People Management
How AI Is Upending How Consulting Firms Hire Talent
Atta Tarki, Joseph Raczynski
AI is dismantling the traditional hiring model of professional services firms, which relied on large classes of junior associates to supply a handful of future partners. With entry-level roles shrinking, firms must shift from hiring for grunt work to hiring for leadership potential, redesign workflows around technology, and rethink pricing and talent strategies. Those that adapt quickly will build stronger pipelines of future partners and gain a competitive edge in an AI-driven market.
Critical Appraisal Skills
Why Great Innovations Fail to Scale
Linda A. Hill, Emily Tedards, Jason Wild
Scaling innovation today demands contributions from multiple partners. Many innovations fail not because of flawed ideas but because teams and organizations struggle to collaborate across boundaries. What’s needed is a particular kind of leader: the bridger.
Quality Improvement
Making SMART Goals Smarter for Physician Quality Incentive Compensation
O. Scott Lauter, MD, MBA, FACP, FHM
Enhancing SMART goals with additional mnemonics ensures physician quality incentives are fair, achievable, and relevant, especially when compensation is at risk.