American Association for Physician Leadership

Latest Articles

November 20, 2024

When you try to raise a concern about the way your team is functioning, you may find that the conversation suddenly turns into an attack on you. Here’s why “doing the right thing” can provoke a defensive response where people dismiss your message and...

November 19, 2024

The integration of augmented intelligence (AI) in clinical settings is revolutionizing healthcare, but it also brings its own set of challenges. In this episode, Maria Granzotti, MD, MBA, CPE, CHCQM, FABQAURP, FACHE, dives into the current landscape ...

November 18, 2024

When your mind feels blank and all you want to do is zone out, it’s more difficult but not impossible to experience your breakthrough. By putting yourself in the right mental state and environments, you can find your creativity.

Self-Management

November 18, 2024

When your mind feels blank and all you want to do is zone out, it’s more difficult but not impossible to experience your breakthrough. By putting yourself in the right mental state and environments, you can find your creativity.

November 8, 2024

Strategies for managing disruptive behavior in healthcare through leadership and organizational efforts.

November 3, 2024

According to the authors, working adults have a fundamental misunderstanding of what it means to be resilient. Yes, resilience involves working hard, but it also requires one to stop, recover, and then begin the hard work again. Recovery is key to ma...

Operations and Policy

November 12, 2024

There’s a lot to learn when star performers like you take that first big management job. And the most important learning has little to do with the technical aspects of the job, and a lot to do with you as a person.

November/December 2024

AI is revolutionizing healthcare by improving efficiency and early risk detection, but careful integration is key.

November 5, 2024

Only 15% of managers consistently use gen AI, but 40% of business graduate students do. These managers and leaders of the near future will soon enter a workforce that is underprepared for them and poorly designed for them to put their abilities to us...

Quality and Risk

Peer-Reviewed
November/December 2024

A physician-led Employee Wellness Committee was established at a hospital to foster wellness-centered leadership, aiming to reduce stress and burnout while showing appreciation to all staff. This approach not only promoted a culture of well-being amo...

November 6, 2024

Sociologist Elena Portacolone found many older adults in San Francisco with cognitive impairment living alone. Her UCSF project estimates 4.3M similar cases in the U.S., highlighting a largely invisible and vulnerable population.

Learn how outsourcing can decrease overhead without compromising patient care, patient satisfaction, online reputation management, and staff morale.

Strategy and Innovation

November 19, 2024

The integration of augmented intelligence (AI) in clinical settings is revolutionizing healthcare, but it also brings its own set of challenges. In this episode, Maria Granzotti, MD, MBA, CPE, CHCQM, FABQAURP, FACHE, dives into the current landscape ...

November/December 2024

Despite backlash against DEI initiatives, workplace inequity remains a significant issue. This article explores the importance of equity in healthcare organizations, offering 12 strategies for leaders and examples of effective equity statements.

October 23, 2024

This article explores the persistent issue of gender inequality in healthcare leadership drawing from the author's personal experiences, historical analysis of exceptional women leaders, and contemporary social research.

Motivations and Thinking Style

November 10, 2024

Trust within organizations isn’t easy to pin down. But trust is the crucial ingredient of organizational effectiveness. Building it, maintaining it, and restoring it when it is damaged must be at the top of every chief executive’s agenda.

August 27, 2024

Drawing on extended interviews with outgoing executives, this article discusses the five psychological crossroads that leaders face when they step down and offers advice on what boards and CEOs can do to navigate each one more deftly.

August 19, 2024

Believing the conventional wisdom that they have roughly 90 days to prove themselves, many new CEOs get into trouble by launching bold initiatives before they’ve won the support and trust they need to effect change.

Problem Solving

November 20, 2024

When you try to raise a concern about the way your team is functioning, you may find that the conversation suddenly turns into an attack on you. Here’s why “doing the right thing” can provoke a defensive response where people dismiss your message and...

November 11, 2024

Rex Hoffman, MD, MBA, FACHE, CPE, discusses his book I Want to Be a Chief Medical Officer: Now What? He shares insights on the career path to becoming a Chief Medical Officer, including necessary steps, qualifications, and experiences. Hoffman emphas...

Employers can improve hiring and retention of healthcare workers by offering competitive wages, fostering a supportive work environment, and providing opportunities for professional growth. Addressing labor shortages, understanding generational expec...

Finance

November 17, 2024

North Carolina's ambitious plan to tackle medical debt, announced by Gov. Roy Cooper in July, faced opposition from hospitals but ultimately secured federal approval. Now, all 99 hospitals in the state must eliminate patient debt to receive Medicaid ...

November/December 2024

Review of the healthcare statistical highlights from the third quarter of 2024.

September 29, 2024

Since 2010, 149 rural hospitals in the United States have either closed or stopped providing in-patient care, according to the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina.

Team Building and Teamwork

November 15, 2024

Like many other companies, Deloitte realized that its system for evaluating the work of employees — and then training them, promoting them, and paying them accordingly — was increasingly out of step with its objectives. It searched for something nimb...

October 18, 2024

Researchers examine the negative impact that handing over choice responsibility can have on delegator-delegate relationships. They offer research-backed solutions for delegating decisions more fairly in order to offset some of delegation’s negative i...

September 17, 2024

To learn more about the problems that affect leadership teams, the authors interviewed more than 100 CEOs and senior executives in a multiyear research program. They identified three main patterns of dysfunction. This article helps leadership teams d...

Professional Capabilities

October 28, 2024
FEATURED

As the 2024 Fall Institute, hosted by the American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL), concludes, we reflect on three days of inspiring sessions, engaging learning, and vibrant networking. This event has truly celebrated physicians dedicated...

April 12, 2024
FEATURED

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.

November/December 2024

Health misinformation threatens healthcare; physicians can leverage patient trust to combat it effectively.

For over 45 years.

The American Association for Physician Leadership has helped physicians develop their leadership skills through education, career development, thought leadership and community building.

The American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) changed its name from the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) in 2014. We may have changed our name, but we are the same organization that has been serving physician leaders since 1975.

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