Physician engagement in a hospital or health system can be powerful. It can drive culture change; it can knock down operational, financial, and strategic challenges; and it can lead to better outcomes. But in many organizations, physicians are demoralized and disengaged. Why do physicians in one hospital demonstrate ownership in improving their organization's performance while those in another hospital show no personal commitment to organizational success? This book guides leaders in creating environments where executives and physicians jointly work toward shared goals. Concise, accessible, and packed with real-world examples, An Insider's Guide to Physician Engagement presents a practical plan of action for healthcare executives and clinical leaders at all levels of the organization. Each chapter offers pearls of practical wisdom and shares inside tips to help leaders move from understanding to action. The author, drawing on more than two decades as a physician, health system CEO, and consultant, takes a seen-it-from-all-sides approach to topics that include the following: Busting the myths to change the culturePresenting data effectivelyLaunching cost-quality campaignsArticulating a clear visionLearning how physicians thinkEmpowering physician leadersMeasuring successPhysician engagement is both an art and a science. By uniquely addressing the challenge from the perspective of both executives and physicians, this book provides an inspiring, achievable plan for physician engagement that has been sorely lacking until now.

Twenty-first century healthcare will be defined by better care, smarter spending, and healthier people. All eyes are on technology as the means to drive down costs and improve efficiency, enabling physicians to deliver care in a way that realizes the vision of a healthier planet. The transition from the acute care focus of the 20th century to the quality and data-driven organizations of tomorrow requires incredible effort and collaboration between all members of the healthcare community. Healthcare professionals are challenged to understand and rapidly adapt to new business models while achieving improved patient care and health outcomes. Physician engagement with the whole community has never been more important than it is today. Mastering Physician Engagement: A Practical Guide to Achieving Shared Outcomes explores strategies and tactics for engaging physicians in a meaningful way in a broad spectrum of change initiatives. Using proven techniques to create alignment with physicians, this book delivers practical approaches for effectively: Fostering engagement in revenue cycle, information technology, and population health initiatives Creating a data-driven culture Training physicians on new technologies and workflows Communicating insights and metrics Identifying and presenting return on investment Developing and achieving common goals

The goal of our Physician Engagement Guide resource is to equip your improvement efforts and create lasting results.We must think to ourselves, are we being intentional about the physician experience we are creating? More so than ever before, we are encountering daily challenges at an unmatched and accelerating pace. We want to create an environment for our physicians and APP's to practice that is by design-not by default. As trusted caregivers for our patients during their most vulnerable times, we have an opportunity to evolve the experience so that every person can receive the best possible care, starting with the engagement of our physicians.Physician engagement is one of the most frequently cited challenges across healthcare organizations, and we know that burnout, moral injury and compassion fatigue are at an uncomfortably high level. So, where do we start?We believe that by supporting an excellent place to practice, encouraging physicians and APP's, and removing barriers, we can foster and restore purpose and joy in the practice of medicine. We created the Physician Engagement Guide to provide an action-oriented resource for senior leaders, department managers, medical staff, and executive leaders to help them retain and engage the best physicians, providers, and team members. The material presented in this guide is based on our work with over 600 organizations and thousands of physicians, helping them measure and improve physician engagement.Now more than ever before, you are working to do more with less and to take engagement to the next level. Our hope is that this book will provide you with the inspiration, strategies and tactics you need for success.

Provides a stimulating glimpse at promising future directions in physician engagement and physician health using case studies from the AdventHealth hospital system. Written by a medical doctor who is also a healthcare administrator. Foreword by Harold G. Koenig, MD

Hiring a consulting firm can be a daunting prospect. Do you really need consultants? If you do, how do you know you are getting the best value for your money? An Insider's Guide to Working with Healthcare Consultants: How to Achieve Exceptional Results answers those questions.With his dual perspective as a hospital CEO and a healthcare consultant, author Andrew C. Agwunobi is uniquely qualified to help hospital leaders become masters of the successful consulting engagement. He explains: When--and whether--to hire consultantsHow to choose the right consultantsHow to negotiate the right priceHow to lead an engagement to the desired conclusionHow to sustain improvements This insider's guide includes tips from 40 leading consultants to help clients establish and maintain mutually beneficial relationships. Real-world case studies illustrate common business problems and solutions, and a checklist at the end of each chapter emphasizes key considerations. Nearly every major project begins with a mission-critical decision: Hire outside professionals or depend on internal resources? Armed with this book's insights, healthcare leaders can make that decision with confidence and avoid costly mistakes.