Physician Leaders

With the launch of the AHA Physician Alliance, we bring together physicians and their hospitals and health systems in transforming care and advancing health in America. 
The AHA is accepting nominations through March 16 for outstanding clinicians to be considered for leadership positions within the association.
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The AHA is committed to addressing the resilience and well-being across the health care workforce. Below are resources to understand the drivers and implications of burnout, how to foster and grow, resilience and well-being and the tools hospitals and health systems can use to ensure a strong and…
However, the QPP’s payment implications will vary depending on a number of scenarios – such as whether a clinician is attributed to the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)i; to a MIPS alternative payment model (APM); or to an advanced APM. See Figure 1. While MIPS-eligible clinicians have a…
Research and data regarding the use and impact of telehealth in hospitals and health systems.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) uses the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) to determine how to reimburse physicians for their services. Under the PFS, Medicare considers various elements including the work the physician put in, the expenses incurred in providing care,…
PLF hosted a session on achieving team-based health care delivery. David Nash, MD, founding dean of the Jefferson School of Population Health and professor of health policy at Thomas Jefferson University, delivered the keynote address. Dr. Nash spoke about the need for hospitals to do a better job…