One key component of physician satisfaction is how responsive hospital administrators are to physicians' ideas and needs. Rural hospitals tend to excel in this aspect of physician relations, which is ...

To produce physician leaders, healthcare organizations must supplement the clinical training provided by medical schools with the skills required to take on managerial tasks in a healthcare setting.

The healthcare industry continues to face an era of seismic change and disruption, one in which the demand for effective physician leadership is rising more dramatically than ever. The COVID-19 ...

Physicians participating in Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) are only moderately convinced they do what was intended: deliver more cost-effective care. Only about half of the 1,401 ...

Health systems continue to face mounting profitability pressures. In response, system formation, growth and cost-cutting strategies have accelerated the need for strong physician alignment. Effective ...

Physicians have ultimate control over costs and revenue. That's one reason why physician integration, often a goal for intrepid health systems, should start with their participation in the strategic ...

Although the adoption of health IT can improve physician-patient relationships, physicians should not rely on technology to foster those relationships or deliver high quality care, according to an ...

Physician incentives have long served as a way to improve patient outcomes and manage costs. But, a Dec. 3 article by the Association for Physician Leadership reportedly found several things that ...

Editor’s Note: Today, The Health Affairs Blog concludes a series of four posts on trends in performance measurement and performance-based payment in health care. The series focuses particularly on the ...

Editor's note: This article was submitted in response to a previous op-ed, titled NPs/PAs 'Just as Effective' as Physicians? I Don't Think So, appearing on MedPage Today in August. The physician ...

As a recently practicing physician, I was often frustrated by the daily bombardment of data and marketing materials. Most were neither relevant to my specialty, nor applicable to my clinical needs.

On May 4, 2023, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed into law Indiana’s Senate Enrolled Act 7 (SEA 7), which further restricts physician noncompete agreements between employers and physician employees and ...