September/October 2021

Journal of Medical Practice Management

September/October 2021

Vol. 37, No. 2 · 10 articles

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  1. The Web Before the World Wide Web

    JMPM September/October 2021 Neil Baum, MD

    This article discusses some valuable lessons we can learn from spiders.

  2. The Secrets of Effectiveness and Getting Things Done

    JMPM September/October 2021 Bruce Flareau, MD, FAAFP, FACPE, CPE

    This article provides practical guidance for physicians who want to get things done in a complex health system.

  3. Staffing With Emotional Intelligence

    JMPM September/October 2021 Susan Fink Childs, FACMPE

    Using emotional intelligence strategies to hire collections staff and training them in emotional intelligence leads to better patient–practice relationships and healthier finances.

  4. Sometimes You Just Have to Get Them Off the Bus

    JMPM September/October 2021 Timothy W. Boden, CMPE

    Best-performing practices have leaders who not only know how to “hire smart,” but also know how to “fire smart.”

  5. Quarterbacking Your Recruitment for Success

    JMPM September/October 2021 Judy Rosman, JD

    This article presents steps you can take to prevent your physician recruitment efforts from going up in flames.

  6. Needle Fears and Phobias: The “Last Mile” Problem in Medical Organizations

    JMPM September/October 2021 William “Marty” Martin, MA, MS, MPH, Psy.D., CHES

    This article offers several recommendations to increase vaccination uptake by addressing needle fears and phobias directly.

  7. Management Fads: How to Resist Shiny Object Syndrome

    JMPM September/October 2021 Laura Hills, DA

    Management fads rarely work as well as we think they will, and, instead, waste our time and valuable resources. This article defines “shiny object syndrome” and argues that management fads are simply shiny objects in ...

  8. Is There a Moral Issue When Doctors Prescribe Placebos?

    JMPM September/October 2021 Neil Baum, MD

    This article explains how placebos work and offers advice on the clinical use of placebos.

  9. COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among the General Public in the United States

    JMPM September/October 2021 Nadia Sial, Todd Blum, PhD, MHA, MBA, CMPE, Carly Blum, BA, Alan S. Whiteman, PhD, MBA, LIFE FACMPE, Deirdre Sommerlad-Rogers, PhD, George Luck, MD, FAAHPM

    This article helps to elucidate some of the commonly reported reasons behind vaccine acceptance and hesitancy, all of which should be taken into account in the development of policies and guidelines in the current env...

  10. A Case-Based Approach to Medical Leadership Education Is Effective and Reproducible in Diverse Graduate Medical Education Settings

    JMPM September/October 2021 Joseph Lubega, MD, MS, CPE, Ruth Namazzi, MBChB, MMed, Gladstone Airewele, MD, MPH, Carl Allen, MD, PhD, Jeremy Slone, MD, MPH, Titilope Fasipe, MD, PhD, Parth Mehta, MD, MPH, Rachel Kansiime, MS, Ernest Frugé

    Leadership skills are critical in determining how effectively physicians deploy their biomedical competencies. We conducted Reflective Practice and Leadership (RP&L) with three cohorts of Fellows in a Pediatric Hemato...