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Instability in compensation and increases in administrative costs, correlated with the transition of doctors from private practice to employed...
Take the needed time to thoughtfully answer some pertinent questions and begin to design the kind of leader you would like to be.
CMOs must acquire leadership skills to direct hospitals and systems. Here, the author reviews their changing responsibilities in today's complex...
Are you a narcissist? See if you have the characteristics. Examine how narcissism can affect leaders and see what can be done to mitigate the...
Over the decades, these guidelines morphed from being well-advised suggestions to his rules to lead by.
Many of them feel like they’re skating on thin ice, but it doesn’t have to be this way.
Structuring a compensation plan requires a delicate balance of being fair to the people and being fair to the organization. These key principles...
Take a step-by-step look at how a medical malpractice civil case plays out and learn what parts of the process can be particularly rough for...
This group dynamics tool can help leaders learn more about how they are seen by others and, in turn, how to better get their ideas across.
Examine questions that all physician leaders should ask themselves periodically to ensure that they are leading − and not bringing down − their...
Not as many as required — but delegation can lessen the workload, says a university study.
Systems can use several strategies to combat burnout in a supportive, interactive way. A rapid-response team can be a useful tool in identifying...
It all comes down to ensuring everyone is committed to the same goal of providing quality health care.
These suggestions may be of use to physicians and physician leaders when never-ending to-do lists are making them stressed and anxious.
Are compensation bonuses the best way to get physicians to share their organizations’ goals for quality? Opinions vary.
Adequate call coverage and autonomy can be as important as salary and other financial incentives. Often, it’s as simple as wanting to step away...
As you climb the ladder to the corner office, you know you’ve got to figure yourself out. Ask yourself key questions to aid emotional intelligence...
Actively listening conveys respect for a patient’s self-knowledge and builds trust, and allows physicians to assume the role of trusted...
As the practice of medicine continues to become the most tightly regulated industry in this country, physicians are questioning what their role...
Employment contracts often are to blame for "ghosting." Such business decisions are seen as a necessity for the practice, but they frustrate...
Review the many personal attributes − from professionalism to manners to self-awareness − that shape leaders and allow them to shine.
Physician leaders have the responsibility to not only end the unprofessional actions of those they supervise, but also to get to the root causes...
Solutions targeted at the individual, leadership and organizational levels are not being widely used. This report spotlights some options to...
Suboxone and methadone have been effective in blocking cravings without making patients high, but “only three in 10” were getting those...
Learn how Lean Six Sigma methodology helped ensure sustainable process improvement by aligning ED staffing with patient-arrival demand — without...
Sometimes, a change must be made. The sooner, the better. Here are three steps leaders can take to salvage a bad situation.
In an era of unsurpassed innovation and business disruption, the stakes are greater than ever for physician leadership. The next 20 years likely...
They’re intelligent and skilled, but an impatient, inflated ego damages their ability to lead and communicate. Objective, data-driven feedback is...
Effective leadership starts with communication, and progressive leaders need to understand how to ensure that their interventions lead to positive...
Activity-based costing allocates expenses incurred through providing goods and services, and can shed light on inefficiencies across supply chains...
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