September/October 2022

When physicians are comfortable saying “I’m sorry” easily and with sincerity, perhaps they can expect increased job satisfaction and lower malpractice premiums.

Physician leaders Peter Angood and Jay Bhatt have successfully navigated significant career transitions, from clinical care to executive leadership. Mike Sacopulos, the host of the SoundPractice podcast, interviewed Dr. Angood and Dr. Bhatt on stra...

Physician leader Dr. Matthew Mazurek offers insight on how to address unprofessional physician behavior.

Have you ever considered leaving your physician job to pursue a nonclinical career?

The use of digital tools to improve the quality of care delivery is a top priority for health systems. Are you ready?

Coaching requires us to keep a laser focus on the person we are helping, but that’s not always easy when distractions — both external and internal — continually bombard us.

As leaders, physicians must continue to lead through and manage the transitions and transformations required to improve the complex healthcare industry.

Lack of effective leadership development, dysfunctional teams, loss of productivity, and low morale because of toxic leadership lead to a high burnout rate and turnover.

Highlighting theoretical underpinnings of leadership will encourage and stimulate our collective thoughts on how they may promote leadership study in our profession.

Lessons from an internal physician coaching program — informed by ongoing research into physician personality factors — suggest that four core personality typologies affect burnout in the current healthcare environment.

Physicians have a fiduciary duty to educate patients regarding all options available for end-of-life medical care.

This third installment of the four-part series examines the benefits of linking quality and cost by creating an integrated performance measurement scorecard and evaluating potential sources of financial data.

A survey was used to evaluate the impact of EQ on burnout levels among physicians-in-training who changed their specialty compared to those who remained in their original specialty.

The balanced scorecard is a valuable strategic management roadmap for optimal performance that organizations may adapt to various environments through thoughtful design and execution.