Researchers distinguish between the perfect use of birth control, when a method is used consistently and correctly every time, and typical use, when a method is used in real-life circumstances. No birth control, short of a complete female sterilizati...

In this episode of SoundPractice, host Mike Sacopulos interviews Rosemary Gibson, author of the book China Rx: Exposing the Risks of America’s Dependence on China for Medicine. They discuss the national security threats and quality oversight issues...

COVID-19 has changed the landscape of healthcare delivery and management. The challenge currently being faced is finding ways to improve healthcare leadership within the framework of the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19.

This article describes a practical framework for creating sustainability strategies that take into account both dimensions—markets and customer engagement. The model lays out the four key ways that legacy companies can nurture growth in their sustain...

In this article, the authors introduce four types of brand flagship platforms: platform as instrument, as guide, as canvas, and as companion. They describe the relationship style, risks, and opportunities associated with each one.

The physician leader in the healthcare supply chain can drive value in the system by balancing costs with outcomes, quality, transformation, and the clinical mission.

We all appreciate five-star service. What does that mean with regard to healthcare providers? How can physician leaders ensure their patients receive five-star service?

This article discusses the management of leads or potential patients who have not made a commitment to join the practice and how to convert those potential patients to paying patients.

No one wants to experience a crisis, yet if you must go through a disaster, it is critical to learn from it.

This 100th episode of SoundPractice is a roundup of interview excerpts with national and international leaders and includes expert commentary from Peter Angood, MD, president and CEO of the American Association for Physician Leadership.

Companies around the world have been increasingly adopting pay transparency policies and practices as a means of narrowing the gender pay gap and fostering an engaged and positive working environment that builds trust. Pay transparency can help compa...

The authors discuss the specific challenges managers have faced in building business relationships virtually, then offer four pieces of expert advice for how to overcome them.