January/February 2019

Physician Leadership Journal

January/February 2019

Vol. 6, No. 1 · 11 articles

  1. What Is Opioid Bill's Impact on Practice?

    PLJ January/February 2019 Heather Boerner

    The bipartisan SUPPORT Act isn’t universally loved, but it does address issues that make it difficult for physicians to offer effective treatments to patients who misuse opioids. Some physicians call it a positive step.

  2. Traveling the Stages of Behavior Change

    PLJ January/February 2019 Robert Hicks, PhD

    Trying to help someone make changes in their personal or professional behavior? It’s not easy. Someone who needs to make changes must go through a mental process of understanding and accepting them first.

  3. The Compensation Bubble Is Looming

    PLJ January/February 2019 Seger S. Morris, DO, MBA, FACOI, FACP, CPHQ, Heather Lusby, DO

    Instability in compensation and increases in administrative costs, correlated with the transition of physicians from private practice to employed models, could be leading to trouble soon.

  4. One Health System’s Journey to Excellence

    PLJ January/February 2019 Hillary Landry, MA, Clara Riley, MS, CCCP, Catherine Santarsiero, RN, MSN, APRN, Rocco Orlando III, MD

    Authors explore the value of a structured, evidence-based curriculum to improve leadership behaviors. Their findings indicate physician leadership is critical for improved outcomes and quality.

  5. Making Empathy Count

    PLJ January/February 2019 Lola Butcher

    Understanding others—whether a patient, a colleague or a direct report—can make you a better physician leader.

  6. Honing the Fine Art of Communication

    PLJ January/February 2019 Eugene Fibuch, MD, CPE, CHCQM, FACPE, FABQAURP, Jennifer J. Robertson MD, MSEd, FAAEM

    Are your messages as a leader being heard? Are you sure? This article reviews the pitfalls and barriers to effective communication and helps you connect with your audiences.

  7. EMTALA Education: A Way To Mitigate Risk

    PLJ January/February 2019 Michael Thornsberry, MD, MPH, MBA, CPE, FAAFP, FACHE

    An effective pathway for decreasing the probability of federal violations is a robust physician education program, centered on reducing exposure in high-risk areas.

  8. Diversity, Inclusion and the Need to Give

    PLJ January/February 2019 Peter B. Angood, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, MCCM, FAAPL(Hon)

    Diversity and inclusion finally are being addressed within academia, corporations, governments and general society. AAPL remains committed to leading in these efforts.

  9. Costs and Outcomes in Value-Based Care

    PLJ January/February 2019 Scott Falk, MD, John Cherf, MD, MPH, MBA, Julie Schulz, MD, Adelina Huo

    Analysis of a 2018 study shows positive correlations between providing access to key data and engaging physicians in the decision process, and improved outcomes.

  10. At the Intersection of Leading and Happiness

    PLJ January/February 2019 Anthony Slonim, MD, DrPH, CPE, FAAPL

    If done successfully, leadership can provide us with a method to achieve better outcomes for patients and assure that our teams are satisfied in their work.

  11. An Open Letter About Healing Health Care

    PLJ January/February 2019 USC Marshall School of Business, MMM Cohort 17

    Physician leaders who recently completed master’s degrees in medical management through an AAPL educational partner offer ideas to allow them—and others—to fix what ails the system.