American Association for Physician Leadership

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November 26, 2019

A new population health initiative helps physicians identify people in crisis and how to provide proper support and when a crisis hotline is needed.

October 28, 2019

Kaiser Health News and physicians warn of a new non-infectious lung disease found among people who vape. It's been called an epidemic affecting people in 38 states.

October 24, 2019

An increasing number of healthcare providers have started offering shared medical appointments (SMAs) for patients dealing with similar symptoms.

October 14, 2019

Medicare has recently cut payments to thousands of hospitals in order to continue the ACA campaign of financially pressuring hospitals with high readmission rates.

In this study of intubation-related malpractice lawsuits and the factors contributing to case outcomes, pertinent data were collected using the legal database VerdictSearch, yielding 181 relevant lawsuits with 212 relevant malpractice allegations.

No longer exclusive to academia, many organizations have established policies and options to allow leaders the gift of time away to rest, rejuvenate, and ultimately re-engage in more meaningful ways.

September 2, 2019

In 2006, the Surgeon General was going to warn the public about an oncoming opioid crisis, but soon the efforts evaporated. So, what happened?

August 27, 2019

Despite the ever-increasing need for primary care doctors on the U.S., medical students are less likely to specialize in family medicine.

August 21, 2019

What can a study on asthma teach hospital systems about improving patient care? Dr. Inderpal Randhawa provides a framework to for how to get the best health outcomes.

August 15, 2019

Seniors are dying in falls and doctors could to more to reduce these risks. Kaiser Health News provides advice on risk prevention for the elderly population.

August 12, 2019

The U.S. is so dependent on drugs from China that if they stopped exporting, hospitals, military clinics, and clinics would be in crisis. Rosemary Gibson discusses the issue.

August 8, 2019

As physicians work to prescribe fewer opioids, research shows that surgeons are still prescribing a large, and often unnecessary, number of opioids to patients.

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