American Association for Physician Leadership

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January 30, 2021

One major opportunity for lowering health care costs without compromising outcomes is to persuade physicians and patients to use sites that provide high-quality services such as lab, tests, MRI scans, and procedures at a lower cost than others.

December 19, 2020

Unexpected medical bills continue to be a massive burden on countless patients across the United States. There are some efforts that can be made to offer marginal assistance to patients burdened by oppressive bills or facing expensive care.

For doctors and office managers, identifying the sweet spot means uncovering and committing to hitting the key areas that differentiate excellence in your practice from other practices in the community or regional competitive environment.

According to the data presented in this study, patient satisfaction scores reflect a provider’s patient population more than actual quality of care provided.

By moving “outside the box” of traditional referral patterns, you can garner additional patients.

Physician leaders must adopt strategies to optimize the value of patient care for those afflicted with opioid use disorders and their related infections and attempt to lower costs.

Cost, balance billing, and surprise billing can be reduced significantly when specialty physicians become involved in claims review.

November 3, 2020

Healthcare for Americans continues to be the subject of debate, derision, and division among presidential candidates — finding a plan that is amenable to Democrats and Republicans, patients and providers, hospitals, insurance companies, and drug manu...

November 2, 2020

Doximity research finds physician wages grew by 1.5%; Gender pay gap among doctors increased to 28% amid COVID-19 pandemic.

October 30, 2020

Dr. Gabe Charbonneau, a primary care doctor in Stevensville, Montana, is struggling to keep his Lifespan Family Medicine practice alive. Patient volume is slowly returning to pre-COVID levels, and he has until September to prove his business is finan...

October 28, 2020

The curse of being sick in America is a lifetime of debt, which means you live a less-than-opportune life.

October 20, 2020

2020 has been particularly chaotic, but let’s face it, even in typical times most planning and budgeting processes are frustrating. They start five or six months early with promises of visionary transformations that quickly give way to tedious templa...

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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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