American Association for Physician Leadership

March/April 2018

Volume 33, Issue 5

March/April 2018

This article reviews why volume will no longer be the motivation for the payment model in the very near future.

March/April 2018

This article offers suggestions on how to get a handle on seeing patients in a timely fashion.

March/April 2018

This article presents some of the challenges and solutions specific to communicating safely with and between healthcare providers, patients, and staff in the healthcare arena.

March/April 2018

In the midst of a national opiate epidemic and public health crisis for treatment resources and options, telehealth and telemedicine—arguably the fastest growing area of healthcare—have not been fully leveraged to aid those suffering from addiction.

March/April 2018

This article delves into what practices need to know to successfully manage their online reputation and grow their business.

March/April 2018

This article reviews the benefits of succession planning in both healthcare and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) to draw conclusions about the benefits for physician practices. Based on those conclusions, it then outlines a four-step process that m...

March/April 2018

This article provides guidance for physicians and practice managers who are seeking new malpractice coverage and those evaluating the adequacy of their existing coverage.

March/April 2018

The classic domains of educational objectives take into consideration the student’s “whole being” by including cognitive goals, affective goals and conative goals. Training programs throughout your practice will become more effective if you deliberat...

March/April 2018

Renewing prescriptions has presented a major burden for primary care practices and may involve several staff members. To decrease the number of duplicated faxes, improve the efficiency of the medication renewal process, and improve staff satisfaction...

March/April 2018

Although strictly regulated in most states to ensure high quality patient care, office surgery accreditation can be attained by adhering to the state and agency standards with respect to personnel, equipment, medications, and sterilization protocols.

March/April 2018

This article briefly reviews the literature on integrating pharmacy services into PCMH and applies the authors’ 35 years of experience in integrated behavioral health to outline common pitfalls and suggested solutions for integrated clinical pharmacy...

March/April 2018

We report a real-life example of the benefits resulting from the use of emergency manuals to treat severe bronchospasm.

March/April 2018

Although the terms coach and manage sometimes are used interchangeably, they are, in fact, very different from one another. This article explores that difference and argues that coaching is the best approach to take when medical practice managers...

March/April 2018

To meet the challenges of the next decade, athletic trainers can actively engage in physician practice settings enhancing patient throughput and satisfaction in orthopedic, sports medicine and primary care practices across urban, suburban and rural s...

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