November/December 2023

Physician Leadership Journal

November/December 2023

Vol. 10, No. 6 · 10 articles

  1. The Mission of the ABIM Foundation

    PLJ November/December 2023 Michael J. Sacopulos, JD, Richard J. Baron, MD, MACP

    The American Board of Internal Medicine has a long tradition and a critical role in healthcare in the United States. The ABIM, most recently, has taken on the issue of medical misinformation and how it has contributed...

  2. Mastering Presentation Skills: An Essential Skill for Physician Leaders

    PLJ November/December 2023 Farzana Hoque, MD, MRCP (UK), FACP, FRCP

    As we master presentation skills, we build our reputation and establish a strong professional brand.

  3. Owning It: Rising to the Challenge of Patients with Medical PTSD

    PLJ November/December 2023 Brenda Denzler, PhD

    It is time for medical treatment and those who deliver it to be recognized as potentially powerful sources of mPTSD. Clinicians can take a few basic steps to respond professionally and compassionately to a treatment-t...

  4. Physician Leadership, AI, and Employment Practices

    PLJ November/December 2023 Timothy E. Paterick, MD, JD, MBA

    The forces of AI are impacting employment decisions; physician leaders should avoid liability by being alert to the pitfalls.

  5. Data, Data Everywhere….

    PLJ November/December 2023 Anthony Slonim, MD, DrPH, CPE, FAAPL

    Physician leaders should contemplate big and small data applications to advance the work they do for their patients.

  6. What Caused the EHR to Crash? Lessons Learned

    PLJ November/December 2023 Michael Agyepong, MD, MS, CPE, Melissa Huff, MBA

    These are lessons from an outpatient facility but can certainly be generalized to any setting, and we hope that by sharing our experience, others can mitigate the threats to their IT infrastructure.

  7. Questions to Ask When Considering the Use of Big Data

    PLJ November/December 2023 Kenneth G. Poole, Jr., MD, MBA, FACP, CPE, David Upjohn, MS, Eric Pool, EdD, PMP, ITIL, James S. Hernandez, MD, FCAP

    Big data platforms have the potential to improve patient care and be a potential revenue source. Before partnering with a big data company, however, healthcare organizations need to know how to share data safely and r...

  8. Credentialing — The Foundation for Quality and Safety

    PLJ November/December 2023 Ellis M. "Mac" Knight, MD, MBA

    Medical credentialing, which once was straightforward and routine, has become an important and complex task in the healthcare industry.

  9. Connectedness, Empathy, Relationships, and Leadership

    PLJ November/December 2023 Peter B. Angood, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, MCCM, FAAPL(Hon)

    Connectedness, empathy, and relationships, when brought together, become a strong formula to potentially leverage true patient-centered care, to re-invigorate the professional joy of practicing medicine, and to make t...

  10. Success Factors for Inter-Professional Leadership

    PLJ November/December 2023 Lola Butcher

    The goal of inter-professional leadership is to develop and execute the best strategy, taking into consideration all the appropriate perspectives.