American Association for Physician Leadership

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January 19, 2021

In our work across the country, we are witnessing health care systems in different stages of the Covid-19 pandemic that are trying to address the backlog of elective or nonurgent surgical procedures that were postponed during the initial wave of the ...

January 8, 2021

Faculty members and student activists around the country have long called for medical schools to increase the number of students and instructors from underrepresented backgrounds to improve treatment and build inclusivity. But to identify racism’s ro...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is actively working with a broad coalition of partners to enhance cybersecurity across the healthcare and public health sectors.

Understanding the case-management department facilitates physician leaders’ ability to support hospital or system objectives.

What roles do preoperative and intraoperative factors, as well as nonclinical components of the system, have in predicting the postoperative acute care unit length of stay?

January 5, 2021

Join Mike Sacopulos and Rick Boothman for a deep dive into the principles of the “Michigan Model,” methods of reasoned and humane methods of handling medical malpractice, and a glimpse into legal and privacy issues surrounding the use of telehealth.

December 25, 2020

Five-star service has always been important, but has become even more so now that national healthcare reform will affect the way healthcare is delivered in this country and how practices are reimbursed for the care provided.

December 17, 2020

Given that up to 50 percent of hospitalized patients are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition, the importance of identifying and addressing nutritional status is clear.

December 15, 2020

The White House and many Americans have pinned their hopes for defeating the COVID-19 pandemic on a vaccine being developed at “warp speed.” But some scientific experts warn they’re all expecting too much, too soon.

Physicians would be prudent to understand the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPBD) reporting procedures. This knowledge and understanding will help physicians participate in peer review and will reduce the likelihood of a physician being a subject ...

December 2, 2020

As COVID-19 took hold in March, U.S. doctors limited in-person appointments — and many patients avoided them — for fear of infection. The result was a huge increase in the volume of remote medical and behavioral health visits.

Medical practices face a variety of risks related to staff misconduct. The authors explore the potential risk areas and provides recommendations for minimizing them.

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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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