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.
Technology Integration
It’s Hard to Use AI as a Team. These 3 Practices Can Help.
Gabriele Rosani, Elisa Farri, Daniel Trabucchi, Tommaso Buganza
Many organizations expect AI to automatically improve teamwork, but research shows the opposite can occur. Without intentional integration, AI can reduce engagement, narrow participation in meetings, and shift ownership away from the team. A five-month study of managers identifies a critical new capability: Human-AI Team Chemistry.
SoundPractice
Between Heartbeats and Algorithms: Reclaiming What Matters in Healthcare with Dr. Devjit Roy
Devjit Roy, MD, CPE
In this episode of SoundPractice, Mike Sacopulos sits down with Devjit Roy, MD, CPE, to explore how medicine can preserve its humanity in an age of algorithms, AI, and electronic records. Drawing from his book Between Heartbeats and Algorithms and his experience on the COVID front lines, Roy delivers a powerful call for physicians to lead the future of care.
Strategic Perspective
What Global Companies Lose When Decision-Making Revolves Around Headquarters
David Livermore
Global companies often default to an HQ-satellite model in which strategy is shaped less by market insight than by who is present when decisions are framed—an imbalance amplified by time zones and asynchronous discussion. Drawing on a 15-month study of interviews, focus groups, and executive roundtables with 150+ leaders across the US, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, this piece identifies two systemic fixes that consistently narrowed the influence gap.
Governance
The Physician Leader’s Guide to Affiliation Options
Max Reiboldt, CPA, MBA
The Physician Leader’s Guide to Affiliation Options explores evolving physician affiliation models, including private equity, PSAs, employment, mergers, and payer partnerships. It offers strategies, updates, and insights for healthcare leaders navigating affiliation decisions in a transforming industry.
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.
Tree in Bedrock — Our Two-Physician Marriage
An Unexpected Outcome: How Leadership Development May Reduce Physician Burnout
Perceptions of Private Equity in Private Practice: Insights from Ophthalmology
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
Self-Awareness
What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It)
Tasha Eurich , PhD
Although most people believe that they are self-aware, true self-awareness is a rare quality. In this piece, the author describes a recent large-scale investigation that shed light on some of the biggest roadblocks, myths, and truths about what self-awareness really is — and what it takes to cultivate it.
Financial Management
Follow the Money: A Health Plan Insider’s Guide to Payer–Provider Contracting
Jacob Asher, MD
In this conversation, Jacob Asher, MD, demystifies payer–provider contracting, explains who really holds pricing power in the negotiating room, and makes the case that understanding “the circle of money” is the prerequisite for anyone serious about reforming the system.
Influence
The Intersection of Technology and Women
Telle Whitney, PhD
Dr. Telle Whitney's journey in tech highlights her advocacy for women in STEM, founding impactful programs like Grace Hopper Celebration to drive diversity and inclusion.
Collaborative Function
Unlocking the Power of Collaborative Leadership as a Driver of Healthcare Transformation: A Qualitative Systematic Review
Samiya Al Hashmi, MD, Ali Davod Prasa, PhD, MD, Hilal Al Hashami, MD, Khalid Al Riyami, MD, Ali Al Jabri , MD, Mujtaba Al Ajmi, MD, Mahmoud Al Hashmi, BSc Engineering
The study highlights collaborative leadership's role in fostering healthcare teamwork, empowerment, and communication, improving patient care, job satisfaction, and outcomes.
Quality Improvement
In Your Medical Practice, Is Your “Nice” Quotient Too High?
AAPL Editorial Team
Balancing empathy and authority is key for medical leaders. This article explores emotional intelligence, boundaries, and strategies for effective leadership.