American Association for Physician Leadership

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January 20, 2025

CMOs must seamlessly collaborate across departments and with external stakeholders to drive strategic planning, policy development, and provider engagement, ensuring high-quality, cost-effective care.

January/February 2025

Healthcare is slow to embrace innovation, often preferring the status quo. This article explores the concept of disruptive innovation and offers suggestions for successfully introducing it in modern healthcare.

January 13, 2025

Maintaining professional boundaries is essential in the physician-patient relationship to prevent abuse and misconduct. The power dynamic inherent in this relationship means that mutual consent is often not possible, making it imperative for physicia...

January 6, 2025

Deciding whether to sell your medical practice involves more than financial considerations; qualitative factors often predict long-term satisfaction. Reflect on your reasons for practicing, evaluate potential gains, and assess your readiness for hosp...

January/February 2025

Investigating professional behavior complaints is crucial in medical institutions. A standardized process can reduce emotional responses and improve handling. The article offers a roadmap to maintain integrity, trust, and morale.

December 30, 2024

If you’re being called in for interviews but don’t get the job, it’s possible that something you’re doing is raising red flags, causing the interviewer to question your suitability for the position. A recent survey found that the most concerning red ...

This SoundPractice episode examines the role of bishops and ERDs in shaping Catholic healthcare policies, revealing impacts on patient care, particularly in reproductive and end-of-life situations. The discussion also covers the Catholic health syste...

December 20, 2024

Researchers leverage their findings to offer suggestions to marketers on how to overcome past strategy misalignment in order to continue to benefit from social media’s immediacy and pervasiveness, including through the use of Gen AI.

December 13, 2024

Drawing on a large body of recent research, the authors argue that well-being programs are failing, in part, because they focus on individual solutions rather than the broader systems that affect workers. The authors offer research-backed solutions t...

Imagine if healthcare organizations could harness the power of genomics to transform their culture. Just like understanding a patient's DNA helps in crafting personalized care plans, applying a "genome model" to medical organizations can revolutioniz...

December 8, 2024

Operational and post-sale issues in practice-to-hospital transitions include billing, personnel, and accounting responsibilities. To minimize problems, address key concerns during negotiations.

December 4, 2024

The so-called war for talent is still raging. But in that fight, employers continue to rely on the same hiring and retention strategies they’ve been using for decades. They haven’t addressed a more fundamental problem: the widespread failure to provi...

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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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