January/February 2025

The author shares her journey from childhood curiosity to a STEM career, highlighting mentorship and equity.

Triad leadership unifies the Chief Medical Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, and Chief Operating Officer to streamline decisions, improve patient care, and align goals, creating resilient and adaptable healthcare organizations.

The article discusses mitigating burnout by aligning personal strengths with career choices for work/life balance.

Effectively managing work teams requires recognition of different team types and their unique characteristics, advantages, and challenges. This article highlights 12 common team types, suggests effective management strategies, and introduces 9 behavi...

U.S. healthcare spending has outpaced GDP, reaching 19.4% by 2027. Aging populations and lack of price regulation drive costs. Significant price variations and little correlation between price and quality contribute to waste. Consumers face higher ou...

Healthcare entrepreneurs need to rethink sales and marketing, focus on education, networking, and branding.

Art Lazarus, MD, who transitioned from clinical care to writing discusses how he uses storytelling to educate and humanize medicine, emphasizing its impact on practice and leadership.

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.

Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD, discusses the potential and risks of psychedelics and cannabis in medicine, stressing the need for responsible use and scientific research.

A multispecialty organization promoted personal health records to improve workflow efficiency, reduce patient phone calls, and decrease overhead costs. The electronic portal was underused but showed potential benefits.

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.

This article explores habituation in medical care, its effects on patients and staff, and offers strategies to mitigate it, including response sensitization and technology use.

Reducing readmissions and emergency department visits is crucial for healthcare quality. Effective strategies include care coordination and transitional care within 14 days post-discharge. This article shares successful interventions.

NPs and PAs are crucial in addressing primary care shortages and expanding healthcare access, with scope of practice expansion being a key issue amid physician shortages.

The post-discharge clinic improved follow-up appointment scheduling by granting patient navigator coordinators access to clinic providers' schedules. This flexible, patient-preferred system reduced no-shows, increased cancellations in advance, and bo...