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May 16, 2025

The like button’s design and development could be considered a miniature case study on the true nature of innovation—which is distributed, unpredictable, and far more modest in ambition than heroic innovation narratives suggest. That holds important ...

May/June 2025

AI is transforming healthcare, and CMOs must focus on how it can enhance clinical practice, patient care, and efficiency while ensuring benefits for all stakeholders.

May/June 2025

Physicians are enhancing U.S. healthcare by redesigning care access, payment, and delivery, aiming for operational excellence and setting high expectations for future leaders.

Self-Management

May/June 2025

Physicians are enhancing U.S. healthcare by redesigning care access, payment, and delivery, aiming for operational excellence and setting high expectations for future leaders.

May 11, 2025

Bulky practices with large reception areas, multiple exam rooms, and numerous support staff are not the only path to success. Smaller, agile practices can offer job satisfaction and financial stability, while still providing high-quality, personalize...

May 5, 2025

By acknowledging and embracing the inevitability of death and the inherent suffering in life, we can transform our existence, find deeper meaning, and unlock our creative potential, leading to personal growth and transcendence.

Operations and Policy

May/June 2025

AI is transforming healthcare, and CMOs must focus on how it can enhance clinical practice, patient care, and efficiency while ensuring benefits for all stakeholders.

May 4, 2025

What would happen if CEOs began writing employee communications using gen AI? Would anyone notice? Probably not, according to a new study. But that doesn’t mean CEOs should use it to write everything. Here’s what they can do to effectively and transp...

May/June 2025

Leaders often overlook issues from distressed physicians. This article discusses recognizing problem behaviors, assessing the situation, and effectively intervening to motivate change.

Quality and Risk

April 20, 2025

Innovative healthcare, like SNF-at-home, can boost recovery and patient comfort by providing care at home, easing hospital burdens, but requires careful patient selection and support.

Every U.S. physician faces an 8.5% annual risk of malpractice suits. Using statistical significance, complications can be validated as natural errors or medical errors with 95% confidence.

A patient's first impression is critical and is shaped by the facility's environment. A well-designed layout with efficient, aesthetically pleasing details enhances practice flow, staff efficiency, and patient experience, driving business success.

Strategy and Innovation

May 16, 2025

The like button’s design and development could be considered a miniature case study on the true nature of innovation—which is distributed, unpredictable, and far more modest in ambition than heroic innovation narratives suggest. That holds important ...

Peer-Reviewed
May/June 2025

Marginal gains analysis using GIS examines trauma center distribution's impact on trauma care access. It helps in strategic planning and addressing care inequities.

May 12, 2025

When seeking growth, platform owners often overlook opportunities right in front of them. By defining a clear vision and leveraging the techniques we have described to expand sides and interactions, companies can unlock significant growth potential.

Motivations and Thinking Style

May 9, 2025

Psychological safety—a shared belief among team members that it’s OK to speak up with candor—has become a popular concept. However, as its popularity has grown, so too have misconceptions about it. Such misunderstandings can lead to frustration among...

Healthcare change is slow, with innovation often resisted because of the status quo and "not invented here" mindset. This article explores disruptive innovation and strategies for its adoption.

April 4, 2025

Companies today face adaptive challenges. Changes in societies, markets, customers, competition, and technology around the globe are forcing organizations to clarify their values, develop new strategies, and learn new ways of operating. Often the tou...

Problem Solving

May 13, 2025

Utilization management (UM) is crucial for chief medical officers, involving removing care barriers and devising discharge solutions. UM aims to manage healthcare costs by assessing care appropriateness. Effective UM requires interdisciplinary collab...

May/June 2025

Graduate Medical Education (GME) is crucial for training physicians. Expanding GME funding and residency slots is vital to address physician shortages, especially in underserved areas.

May 6, 2025

Most companies understand the benefits of standardizing critical processes. Yet they tend to approach strategic decisions completely differently, thinking that each one is unique and requires its own bespoke process. As a result, they handle similar ...

Finance

May/June 2025

This article reviews the economic and political developments of the first quarter of 2025 and provides insights into the anticipated trends for the second quarter of 2025.

May 7, 2025

A patient experienced longer waits for appointments and was surprised when their doctor transitioned to a concierge model that requires annual fees. This change is a response to primary care shortages and aims to reduce patient loads, but it also inc...

April 22, 2025

Healthcare affiliation deals must consider structure, economics, and governance. PE-backed transactions differ in valuation, short-term goals, and compensation strategies but share common goals of quality care, ROI, and growth.

Team Building and Teamwork

May/June 2025

This article examines how healthcare leaders can build psychological safety, detailing its history, four stages, guiding principles, 15 strategies, myth debunking, hands-on exercises, and assessment questions.

March 7, 2025

The author outlines the signs to watch out for to help you assess whether your boss is toxic, and offers strategies to try if you’re finding yourself in this impossibly difficult situation.

January 26, 2025

The most-engaged employees work together in ways companies don’t even realize.

Professional Capabilities

April 12, 2024
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AAPL believes physician leaders who are pursuing leadership education and training — and the organizations that are supporting their effort — should be able to clearly see the value of their time, money, and effort.

May 2, 2025

Effective physician leadership is indispensable for navigating the complexities of modern healthcare. By prioritizing leadership development, healthcare organizations can ensure a pipeline of skilled leaders ready to tackle the ongoing and future cha...

May/June 2025

The medical profession is undergoing major changes in science and technology, but also in patient interactions and expectations of society. Global differences offer opportunities to improve the industry via physician leadership.

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