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.
Integrity
The Two-Hour Window
Devjit Roy, MD, CPE
A journey reveals the power of health, connection, and reflection, emphasizing sustainable habits, well-being, and balance over restrictive diets and setbacks.
SoundPractice
Finding Purpose: Dr. Jordan Grumet on Burnout, Meaning, and the Deathbed Test
Jordan Grumet, MD
In this episode of SoundPractice, Jordan Grumet, MD, shares his journey from burnout to fulfillment in hospice care, reframing purpose as joyful actions rather than a grand mission. Inspired by lessons from dying patients, he introduces the "deathbed test" to uncover true purpose. Don’t miss this insightful episode.
Health Law
Anatomy of an Incident Response Plan: A Five-Step Guide for Medical Practices
Eder Ribeiro, JD, MS
In 2025, 444 U.S. healthcare breaches impacted 36M people. This article outlines five steps clinics can take to build effective cyber incident response plans.
People Management
Developing a Thicker Skin as a Leader
Laura Hills, DA
This article helps healthcare leaders manage criticism by balancing expectations, offering 15 strategies to build resilience, and exploring why feedback feels personal.
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.
Leadership Well-Being
Rewriting the Medical Staff Playbook: What Every CMO Needs to Know About Women in the Physician Workforce
Improving the Physician Experience to Attract, Retain, and Engage Top Physician Talent — Part 1: Strategies to Stop Defaulting to the Doctor
The Two-Hour Window
Anatomy of an Incident Response Plan: A Five-Step Guide for Medical Practices
Developing a Thicker Skin as a Leader
Adaptability
Get Off the Transformation Treadmill
Darrell K. Rigby, Zach First
Many organizations stumble into cycles of repeated transformations—bold restructurings meant to fix deep problems but instead sap morale, unsettle customers and investors, and consume leadership energy. True transformations are sometimes necessary to reposition companies facing major industry shifts.
Self-Awareness
Unlocking Leadership Potential: The Power of Executive Coaching with Vivek Iyer
Vivek Iyer, MBA, ACC
On this episode of SoundPractice, Vivek Iyer, an executive coach, shares insights on self-enquiry, coaching’s transformative impact on physician leaders, and strategies to enhance healthcare leadership and organizational success.
Resilience
Succeeding as an Outsider in a Legacy Culture
Shanna Hocking
Every leader eventually enters a culture they didn’t build, where history and unwritten rules shape influence. Succeeding as an outsider means balancing respect for what exists with the perspective you were hired to bring.
People Management
Policies Aren’t Enough to Retain Top Talent. You Need Systems.
Joseph Fuller, Matt Sigelman, Kenny Tan, Elizabeth Tan Levy
An analysis of nearly one million workers across 1,500 firms in Singapore demonstrates that companies with aligned and complementary talent strategies achieve dramatically higher employee loyalty and earnings, while those relying on single, progressive measures—such as lowering degree requirements or boosting pay—often fall short of lasting results.
People Management
Improving the Physician Experience to Attract, Retain, and Engage Top Physician Talent — Part 1: Strategies to Stop Defaulting to the Doctor
R. John Sawyer, II, PhD, ABPP-CN
Physician shortages, burnout, and responsibility overload demand solutions. This article suggests streamlining metrics, communication, and tasks to optimize their role.