American Association for Physician Leadership

November/December 2022

Volume 9, Issue 6

November/December 2022

We all appreciate five-star service. What does that mean with regard to healthcare providers? How can physician leaders ensure their patients receive five-star service?

November/December 2022

This article, the first in a three-part series on successful retirement, focuses on whether to retire and when.

November/December 2022

Advanced coursework demonstrates a professional’s commitment to quality, excellence, and continual growth.

November/December 2022

This final installment of the four-part series addresses how leaders can overcome risk aversion and fiscal austerity to advance a business case for improving quality.

November/December 2022

Public health crises impact the overall health of our communities, and as physician leaders, we have a responsibility to contribute to their resolution; however, that is not our sole responsibility.

November/December 2022

Embracing leadership, informally or within formal roles, can lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy of significant positive change and improvement in our industry.

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November/December 2022

Despite their use by federal programs to assess quality of care, there is no consensus on the accuracy of patient safety indicators as a marker of quality. A midsize community hospital used PSI-90 scores to develop targeted interventions that resulte...

November/December 2022

Creating a healthcare start-up is a team effort.

November/December 2022

The physician leader in the healthcare supply chain can drive value in the system by balancing costs with outcomes, quality, transformation, and the clinical mission.

November/December 2022

The success of any medical system is most clearly defined by the quality of people within the system, and the interpersonal dynamics among those people.

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November/December 2022

The nationwide shortage of anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) is a significant problem for hospitals and health systems in the United States. Physician leaders can address this challenge by using their expertise in ...

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November/December 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented demand for hospital and intensive care unit services, with excess mortality and length-of-stay that may not be attributable to COVID-19 patients alone.

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November/December 2022

Recent literature suggests that frontline physicians of the COVID-19 pandemic experienced increased stress and psychological burden. Preliminary data suggest that job-enabling and peer support-centered wellness resources should be prioritized as key ...

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