by Steve Berkowitz | Oct 24, 2023 | Physician Leadership
PROMOTING LEADERSHIP BENCH STRENGTH IN YOUR MEDICAL GROUP: THE CRITICAL ROLE OF SUCCESSION PLANNING There is no doubt that there is a need for more physician leadership depth in health care. In the past, there truly was a physician leadership void. Most physicians...
by Steve Berkowitz | Aug 30, 2023 | General, Physician Leadership, Quality
Take the Opportunity for Education and Developing Respect I was talking to a hospital Chief Medical Officer (CMO) recently who related the following story: A patient on post-operative day 2 suddenly developed a brief seizure that was witnessed by the attending...
by Steve Berkowitz | Aug 14, 2023 | Physician Leadership
For Effective Physician to Physician Communication, Direct Is Best I must admit that I am getting more impressed with the ability of the various electronic medical records’ (EMR) ability to capture and transfer information. Slowly but surely, the profession is...
by Steve Berkowitz | Jul 22, 2020 | Physician Leadership
Welcome back. After a three-year hiatus hanging out in the medical executive world, I am resuming my weekly blogs. There’s so much to catch up with and no shortage of material. I hope you find my postings informative, thought-provoking, enlightening, and at times,...
by Steve Berkowitz | Sep 27, 2017 | Physician Leadership
I posted this blog in September of 2015, but it is very applicable to all CMO’s. In fact, I am currently dealing with a hospital CMO that is dealing with a very difficult and sensitive situation and we discussed these four principles just a few hours ago…...
by Steve Berkowitz | Apr 7, 2017 | Physician Leadership
The obligation to advocate the medical staff consensus Over the years in my chief medical officer advisory program, I have frequently encountered a participant getting caught in one of the most insidious traps that a physician executive can encounter… the obligation...
