The following special editorial is an edited version of remarks I delivered at the June 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) in Chicago, IL.

Physicians and physician practices receive subpoenas every day.

On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its ruling in Stericycle, Inc. concerning employee handbook rules and policies. This ruling affects work rules challenged under section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (N...

Patient readmission costs upwards of $17 billion annually and is a challenge that health systems must address if they are to achieve success in value transformation.

With the expansion of Medicaid, several states have experienced positive transformations in their healthcare landscapes, leading to enhanced financial stability for CAHs and improved healthcare accessibility for vulnerable populations.

Pregnant and nursing employees have newly expanded rights. On December 29, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mother’s Act (PUMP Act) and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) into law.

Healthcare organizations of every size must comply with an exponentially increasing, convoluted regulatory environment that directly impacts the medical practice of physicians. Physicians need to understand how fraud, waste, abuse, and federal employ...

The first healthcare system in America to publicly decree its intent for a COVID-19 vaccine mandate was the Houston Methodist hospital system in Texas. This article investigates the process and the principles that guided this decision.

This study revealed that physicians need training beyond traditional undergraduate and postgraduate medical education to prepare for administrative leadership as they and healthcare institutions navigate the post-COVID-19 landscape.

The FTC’s proposed rule would make it illegal to enforce non-compete clauses and employers would be required by law to rescind existing non-compete restrictions. The impact this would have on physician employment contracts is colossal.

Telemedicine is a complex physician–patient interaction. As a fiduciary to the patient, a physician must understand all the complex medical, legal, and ethical issues inherent to the practice of telemedicine.

Patient satisfaction surveys can be a large factor in determining physician reimbursement through Medicare’s Merit Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Numerous publications suggest a scoring bias associated with nonmodifiable patient demographics,...