July/August 2023
  1. The Role of Medical Education in Community Hospital Sustainability: A Case for Increasing Models of Integration

    HALMJ July/August 2023 Lee Scheinbart, MD, CPE

    Looming physician shortages add to the vulnerabilities of acute care facilities to maintain normal operations. The traditional model of physician recruitment and retention may be inadequate to fill gaps, and novel app...

  2. The Mission of America’s Physician Groups

    HALMJ July/August 2023 Susan Dentzer, Michael J. Sacopulos, JD

    America’s Physician Groups (APG) is an organization of more than 335 physician practices that provide patient-centered, coordinated, and integrated care for patients while being accountable for cost and quality. APG m...

  3. Professional Fulfillment: A Pilot Study to Decrease Burnout in Clinical Academic Neurology Faculty

    HALMJ July/August 2023 Carolyn Bernstein, MD, Alexandra Coleman, Maria Houtchens, MD, Barbara Dworetzky, MD, Mary A. O’Neal, MD

    The goal of our study was to decrease the number of in-basket messages to determine whether that would improve physician fulfillment and decrease burnout. If the intervention proved successful, it would be easily scal...

  4. Lawmakers Grapple with Artificial Intelligence Regulation as Popularity and Utilization Grow

    HALMJ July/August 2023 Andy Sobczyk, MHA, FACMPE

    As AI continues to evolve and impact the healthcare landscape, it is crucial for policymakers, healthcare providers, and technology developers to collaborate and establish appropriate regulations that balance innovati...

  5. Importance of Inclusivity in a Medical Practice

    HALMJ July/August 2023 Neil Baum, MD

    In an era where medical practices pay more attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion, inclusion remains the most difficult metric to track. This article defines DEI, explains its importance, and offers suggestions...

  6. How to Become a More Visionary Leader

    HALMJ July/August 2023 Laura Hills, DA

    Visionary leaders exist in all levels of administration, leadership, and management, regardless of the titles they hold. This article argues that every healthcare leader has the potential to become more visionary.

  7. Healthcare Enforcement Laws and Federal Healthcare Employment Laws: What Would Physicians be Prudent to Learn?

    HALMJ July/August 2023 Timothy E. Paterick, MD, JD, MBA

    Healthcare organizations of every size must comply with an exponentially increasing, convoluted regulatory environment that directly impacts the medical practice of physicians. Physicians need to understand how fraud,...

  8. Facility Strategies to Support Integration: Facility Location and Design

    HALMJ July/August 2023 James Hamilton, FACMPE, MBA

    Facility location and design are critical components of an integrated ambulatory system of care. This article offers a series of ideas to consider in facility location and design.

  9. Empower your Organization with a Service-Oriented Culture

    HALMJ July/August 2023 Timothy W. Boden, CMPE

    Practices that consistently deliver in the patient satisfaction department are those that consciously make service a top priority.

  10. Basic Financial Management Concepts for Physicians

    HALMJ July/August 2023 Neil Baum, MD, Sidney Pulitzer

    Until recently, the business management of a medical practice was not included as part of medical education or residency. Most medical schools still do not provide a course in financial accounting.

  11. A Healthcare Entrepreneur’s Guide: Sales and Marketing for the Medical Practice

    HALMJ July/August 2023 Michael B. Spellman, PhD

    Although they are sometimes paired, marketing and sales are two separate and distinct functions. Each function obviously influences the other, and for this reason, they are sometimes housed together in an organization...