American Association for Physician Leadership

May/June 2016

Volume 31, Issue 6

May/June 2016

This article explains why you would want to pursue professional development in the form of certification and Fellowship.

May/June 2016

This article describes the specific staff management challenges that recently promoted practice managers encounter.

May/June 2016

This article will discuss how to use “sacred time” in order to enhance efficiency in the practice.

May/June 2016

This article reviews 30 cost-saving ideas that any medical practice could use. The ultimate goal is to reposition costs and make care more affordable.

May/June 2016

This article presents a general overview of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model and briefly explains how it relates to the other healthcare reforms currently taking place.

May/June 2016

An increasing body of evidence supports the clinical effectiveness of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) for a wide range of procedures. Evidence from randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses has demonstrated the econom...

May/June 2016

This article explores what medical practices need to know when choosing a new business telephone system in order to find the right solutions for their businesses.

May/June 2016

A practice assessment is an overall review of the practice’s effectiveness in delivering excellent patient care efficiently, professionally, and in a manner that permits sustained or improving profitability over time. This article provides four steps...

May/June 2016

This article covers the eight elements of the mandatory compliance requirements for the state of New York, as an example. The principles presented here should form the basis of your compliance plan.

May/June 2016

This article presents an integrated leadership model offering strategies and insights gained from keeping a journal for 40 years. Strategies to be shared include leading self through learning, leading others by developing relationships, leading organ...

May/June 2016

The challenges of physician/provider burnout and patient engagement will never be solved through government or payer policies alone. It is up to each healthcare delivery entity to invent, explore, implement, and monitor policies that substantively ad...

May/June 2016

This article, the first part of a two-part article, intends to simplify the transition from an entrepreneurial to a strategic focus. It walks an entrepreneur through the strategic management planning process using a fictional business.

May/June 2016

The goal of this article is to provide clarity for decision-makers as they embrace the fee-for-value shift in a historically and predominantly fee-for-service environment.

May/June 2016

In this article, the author outlines important things medical practices should be doing to prepare for the new world of value-based contracting. Medical practices that embrace this change and work hard to evolve with the future are the ones that are ...

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The American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) changed its name from the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) in 2014. We may have changed our name, but we are the same organization that has been serving physician leaders since 1975.

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