by Steve Berkowitz | Jan 20, 2015 | Health care reform, The Future of Administration, Uncategorized
State Medicaid Expansion– An opportunity to learn and build a better mouse trap The 2012 Supreme Court ruling changed the ground rules for the ACA with Medicaid. States now have the ability to accept or decline the Federal ACA Medicaid expansion. As of the...
by Steve Berkowitz | Oct 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
In my final blog on the dimensions of physician leadership I will discuss the importance of: Becoming a better ambassador for the patient and the community Physicians have historically seen themselves as being devoted to the clinical practice of medicine with minimal,...
by Steve Berkowitz | Sep 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
Physician leadership in the New World- Part 3- Excelling in the Pay-for-Performance Process In my last two blogs I discussed two important tasks of the physician leader: learning how to enhance personal management skills and how to better transition from a lone...
by Steve Berkowitz | Sep 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
In my last blog we talked about the first of four dimensions of physician leadership: How can I better develop my own leadership skills? These skills are necessary for any leader, but not in themselves sufficient for a successful leader. I would now like to...
by Steve Berkowitz | Sep 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Four Dimensions of Physician Leadership in the New World – Part 1 Developing personal leadership skills The following is the first of a four part blog on the challenges of physician leadership in the next 5-10 years. First of all, should all...
by Steve Berkowitz | Aug 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
A few thoughts on the ACA- Let’s not throw out the baby with the bath water What a year so far for Obamacare. Not just the website. Hardly a day goes by without someone being interviewed on the news channel with the latest criticism. Republicans are crying...