January/February 2022

Journal of Medical Practice Management

January/February 2022

Vol. 37, No. 4 · 9 articles

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  1. Why and How to Start an Employee Book Club

    JMPM January/February 2022 Laura Hills, DA

    This article provides evidence that reading books offers numerous benefits, both to the employee and the employer, and it offers guidance on how to start and run an employee book group.

  2. The Impact of Climate Change on Health

    JMPM January/February 2022 Madeline Case, Neil Baum, MD

    This article presents the potential adverse events that climate change may have on our patients and offers suggestions of things that physicians can do to ameliorate these predicted events.

  3. The Impact of COVID-19 on Completion of Advance Directives in Healthcare Workers in the United States

    JMPM January/February 2022 Nadia Sial, Alana Kosches, BA, Katherine Freeman, DrPH, Mario Jacomino, MD, MPH, Todd Blum, PhD, MHA, MBA, CMPE, Carly Blum, BA, Alan S. Whiteman, PhD, MBA, LIFE FACMPE, Kevin Root, BS, Hila Miskin, DO, George Luck, MD, FAAHPM

    This article shares study results examining the impact of COVID-19 on completion of advance directives in healthcare workers in the United States.

  4. The Dos and Don’ts of Posting Comments on Medical Websites

    JMPM January/February 2022 Arthur Lazarus, MD, MBA, CPE, DFAAPL

    This article reports on how online commenting has gone awry and offers guidance to posting constructive comments on medical websites.

  5. Ten Lessons Learned From Studying Culture Performance in Medical Groups

    JMPM January/February 2022 Daniel K. Zismer, PhD, Gary S. Schwartz, MD, MHA, Elliot D. Zismer, MS

    This article shares 10 lessons derived from the study of leadership culture, including leadership culture in medical groups, using a proprietary leadership culture evaluation tool.

  6. Solving the Wrong Problem

    JMPM January/February 2022 Neil Baum, MD

    This article discusses the importance of finding the problem to be solved and then applying the proper solution.

  7. Medical Malpractice: An Introduction to Tort Law Part II: The Four Elements: Duty, Breach of Duty, Causation, and Damages

    JMPM January/February 2022 Timothy E. Paterick, MD, JD, MBA

    Part II of this four part series continues with an examination of the four elements that underlie any malpractice action: duty; breach of duty; causation; and damages.

  8. Effective Management Teams Begin With Leadership

    JMPM January/February 2022 Timothy W. Boden, CMPE

    As an administrator or physician, you can improve the effectiveness of your management team by creating your own list of basic rules (and sticking to them).

  9. Building an Antiracist Medical Practice

    JMPM January/February 2022 Shannon Prince, PhD, JD

    This article offers doctors and practice administrators seven evidence- based, concrete tips for building an antiracist medical practice.