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This article explores the advantages and potential pitfalls of employee surveys.

Every employer should have a written anti-harassment/respectful workplace policy or policies.

June 5, 2018

For physician leaders, understanding the scope of the problem is a step toward addressing concerns of communication and compliance.

June 4, 2018

More health care organizations are training physicians to talk to seriously ill patients about their goals, values — and prognoses — while there’s time to spare.

May 31, 2018

Physicians and leaders who devote more attention to how they communicate and listen can reduce unnecessary conflict and increase.

April 29, 2018

Understanding how to craft the message as a physician leader and knowing how the message is potentially received can enhance impact.

April 20, 2018

For all the talk about how 20-somethings desire and need learning experiences, the opposite is also true. There’s plenty to learn from them — and from how they learn.

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...

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

April 4, 2018

Of interest to physician leaders, this approach could lead to reduced costs in labor and diagnostic testing, with no significant differences in quality and safety, according to studies.

March 30, 2018

When a physician finds himself on the other side of the doctor-patient equation, it serves as a reminder that saying the proper things matter at every moment. Good intentions sometimes miss the mark.

March 29, 2018

Does it make sense for patients to receive such medical information online without context or cushion from physicians?

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