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.
Trust and Respect
How Leaders Can Build Stakeholder Trust in Uncertain Times
David M. Bersoff
Geopolitical fragmentation, economic volatility, technological advances and more have led to unprecedented levels of uncertainty. Businesses often retreat inwards during these times, focusing on strategies like cost-cutting and hoarding cash. But this inward focus can alienate your business from your stakeholders—customers, employees, suppliers, shareholders, and communities—at a time they’re looking to elevate and expand the relationships that can help them weather uncertainty.
SoundPractice
Confronting Sexual Misconduct in Healthcare with Dr. Matthew Mazurek
Matthew J. Mazurek, MD, MHA, CPE, FACHE, FASA, FAAPL
In this episode of SoundPractice, Matthew Mazurek, MD, talks with host Mike Sacopulos about his book Sexual Misconduct, Harassment, and Discrimination in Healthcare, revealing how underreported problems, power dynamics, and social media impact today’s medical workplaces. Hear practical advice for leaders, the role of education, and why prevention is key to creating a safer environment for both staff and patients.
Quality Improvement
Care Innovation
Bryan N. Becker, MD, MMM, CPE, FACP
U.S. healthcare is transitioning from fee-for-service to value-based care, emphasizing quality, cost-effectiveness, and innovations like telehealth, HaH, and PCC.
Critical Appraisal Skills
New Research on How Women in Leadership Navigated Menopause
Mallory Decker, Alicia A. Grandey
Researchers studied 64 middle-aged peri- and postmenopausal women who held senior leadership positions to see if there were any throughlines in the way they navigated changes associated with menopause.
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.
Differentiation
To Develop Your Career, Remember to Build Your CASE!
Karen J. Nichols, DO, MA, MACOI, MACP, CS-F
Effective leaders rely on advisors: role models, mentors, coaches, and sponsors, plus champions, advocates, supporters, and endorsers. Each plays a unique role.
Humility
Life Imitates Art
Stuart A. Green, MD
Faced with an emerging pandemic, public healthcare administrators are responsible for making decisions that may affect or even end the lives of millions of individuals.
Influence
Meet your AAPL Board of Directors: Peter Paige, MD, MMM, FACEP
Peter Paige, MD, MMM, FACEP
Meet your AAPL Board of Directors
Integrity
Finding Her Story Again
Devjit Roy, MD, CPE
AI transforms fragmented systems, enabling doctors to reclaim time and connect deeply with patients by uncovering their stories and providing meaningful care.
Quality Improvement
What the Air You Breathe May Be Doing to Your Brain
Paula Span
Research indicates a growing link between air pollution, particularly fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and dementia, including Alzheimer’s and Lewy body dementia. Scientists emphasize the importance of stronger environmental policies to combat air pollution and its detrimental effects on public health, particularly cognitive health.