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.
Quality Improvement
Medical Staff Governance & Leadership
Douglas A. Koekkoek, MD
This article discusses hospital medical staff structures, emphasizing self-regulation, credentialing, privileging, and quality assurance. It explores peer review processes like FPPE/OPPE, professionalism policies, and disciplinary actions to ensure patient safety and physician competency.
Technology Integration
To Adopt AI at Scale, Employees Need to Trust Agents
Thomas McKinlay, Stefano Puntoni, Serkan Saka

Trust is a central obstacle to realizing the potential of AI agents at work. Employees are unlikely to give agents meaningful autonomy if they are uncertain about their reliability, intentions, or ability to act safely.
Quality Improvement
A NY Hospital Tried To Close Its Birthing Center. This City United To Fight Back.
Noam N. Levey

When Trinity Health planned to close Troy's last birthing center, the community united across political and social lines to save it. Residents, officials, and advocates rallied against corporate healthcare priorities, ensuring access to critical maternal services.
SoundPractice
Rethinking Reform: Ken Terry on Primary Care, Cost, and the Future of U.S. Healthcare
Ken Terry

Ken Terry talks with Mike Sacopulos about primary care, healthcare costs, and practical reform ideas from his new book, Beyond Medicare for All. Listen for insight into how physician-led care and new payment models could help make U.S. healthcare more affordable and sustainable.
Strategic Perspective
Is Your Strategic Plan Too Ambitious? Or Not Ambitious Enough?
Rebecca Knight
How ambitious should your strategic plan be? Aim too low, and you may settle for incremental gains. Aim too high, and you risk overwhelming the organization.

Communication Strategies
The Right Way to Deliver Bad Earnings News
Dean Foust
Leaders often assume that delaying bad financial news until an earnings announcement will soften the market’s reaction. Early disclosure won’t eliminate the harm entirely, but how the warning is delivered can influence whether the stock keeps sliding, whether investors trust the next forecast, and how much time they allow for a fix.

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.

Ethical Leadership in Healthcare: A Multilevel Framework for Physician Leaders
Resigned to Resignation: When Asked to Step Down as a Medical School Dean
Harnessing the Power of Social Proof to Maximize Success: How Physician Leaders Can Avoid the Catastrophe of Failed Organizational Change Campaigns
Unlocking the Power of Collaborative Leadership as a Driver of Healthcare Transformation: A Qualitative Systematic Review
In Your Medical Practice, Is Your “Nice” Quotient Too High?
The Intersection of Technology and Women
Systems Awareness
Women In Healthcare Leadership
Patricia A. Gabow, MD, MACP
Women comprise most of healthcare’s workforce but remain underrepresented in senior leadership, CEO roles, professional societies, journal editorships, and influential healthcare rankings.

Accountability
Our Favorite Management Tips on Setting Strategy When the Path Is Unclear
Harvard Business Review
In this article, we’ve compiled 10 of our favorite tips on setting strategy when the path is unclear, from how to find your organization’s strategic center to how to build your tolerance for uncertainty.

People Management
Assessing and Changing Work Culture
Laura Hills, DA
Healthcare leaders can assess and reshape workplace culture by observing behaviors, clarifying values, engaging employees, aligning systems, and sustaining change through communication and support.
Collaborative Function
How to Spot a Toxic Leader—Before Hiring Them
Steven G. Rogelberg, Douglas H. Reynolds
Leaders with toxic interpersonal behaviors often make excellent first impressions, which means they’re surprisingly difficult to identify in traditional interviews. As a result, organizations can hire technically impressive leaders who ultimately damage team performance, culture, and retention. Six steps can help hiring managers better evaluate candidates’ interpersonal capabilities during the recruiting process to spot warning signs early and avoid costly hires.
Self-Awareness
Filling the Cracks with Gold
Jessica Bunin, MD, MHPE, FACP, FCCM, CEC

A physician leader reflects on an ICU nurse’s opioid use disorder, exploring trust, accountability, patient safety, and the power of compassionate systems that support recovery.


