September/October 2023

Healthcare Administration Leadership & Management Journal

September/October 2023

Vol. 1, No. 4 · 12 articles

  1. The Importance of a Healthcare Practice Corporate Vision Statement

    HALMJ September/October 2023 Timothy W. Boden, CMPE

    If your front-line staff members understand your most important goals and values, they can represent you, the physician, much more effectively (and accurately).

  2. Ten Stupid Things Doctors Do on Social Media

    HALMJ September/October 2023 Arthur Lazarus, MD, MBA, CPE, DFAAPL

    This article reviews 10 common mistakes physicians make when posting comments and videos on social media platforms.

  3. Enhancing Practice Efficiency

    HALMJ September/October 2023 Neil Baum, MD

    Successful practices are placing an emphasis on enhancing efficiency and being able to see more patients in the same period while preserving patient satisfaction and preventing physician burnout.

  4. Congestive Heart Failure Readmission Rates Decline After Patient Navigator Implementation in COVID-19 Era

    HALMJ September/October 2023 Jason A. Lauf, DO, Elizabeth Keller, BSN, RN, Anthony Miniaci, DO, Meghan Ramic, MSN, RN, CPHQ, Farshad Forouzandeh, MD, PhD, James Hill, Jr., MD, MBA, CPE, FASA, FACHE

    In this study, we describe the multidisciplinary method implemented by a single hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce the rate of HF readmissions.

  5. Using Computer Simulation for Nurse Staffing in an Outpatient Clinic

    HALMJ September/October 2023 Sung J. Shim, PhD, Arun Kumar, PhD, Roger Jiao, PhD

    This article describes a field study undertaken at a hospital clinic. The study used computer simulation to attempt to assess the efficiency of the outpatient consultation process in the rheumatology, allergy, and imm...

  6. Physician Estate Planning: What Is the Difference Between a Revocable and Irrevocable Trust?

    HALMJ September/October 2023 Timothy E. Paterick, MD, JD, MBA

    Understanding the impact and differences between irrevocable and revocable trusts is crucial to physician estate planning.

  7. Effects of Social Media and Online Reviews on Healthcare

    HALMJ September/October 2023 Janis Coffin, DO, FAAFP, FACMPE, Vikash Ayyappan

    Social media has had both positive and negative effects on physicians and the healthcare industry. Although social media has facilitated patient education and empowerment, better communication, and collaboration, it a...

  8. Is Hospital Consolidation Leading to Higher Value?

    HALMJ September/October 2023 Robert K. Smoldt, MBA, Natalie A. Landman, PhD, Denis A. Cortese, MD, Benjamin Weinstock, BS

    Consolidation of hospitals is happening throughout the United States. Are these bigger systems bringing consistently high value?

  9. What the HALM Is This?

    HALMJ September/October 2023 Peter B. Angood, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, MCCM, FAAPL(Hon), Kevin B. Weiss, MD, MPH, Suzanne R. White, MD, MBA, Richard E. Hawkins, MD

    A panel at the American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) Annual Conference, June 9, 2023, was dedicated to a discussion of the initiative surrounding the new Healthcare Administration, Leadership, and Manag...

  10. Games People and Physicians Play: Gamification of Medical Education

    HALMJ September/October 2023 Eric Gantwerker, MD, MS, MMSc(MedEd), FACS, AFAMEE, Neil Baum, MD

    Healthcare-related games and their adjunctive technologies (including virtual reality) are poised to provide great educational resources for doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals as well as patients and fam...

  11. Values-Based Leadership: Developing and Using Core Leadership Values

    HALMJ September/October 2023 Laura Hills, DA

    As healthcare organizations continue to evolve, their administrators, leaders, and managers will find themselves tackling new and unprecedented ethical dilemmas. A values-based approach to leadership can help guide th...

  12. The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Critical Access Hospitals: A Game-Changer for Healthcare Accessibility

    HALMJ September/October 2023 Baynes Welch

    With the expansion of Medicaid, several states have experienced positive transformations in their healthcare landscapes, leading to enhanced financial stability for CAHs and improved healthcare accessibility for vulne...