Bridging the Management Divide: Understanding Physician Leadership

Bridging the Management Divide: Understanding Physician Leadership

Urgent message: Physicians are trained for clinical care; administrators are trained for business management. These differences can create conflict regarding how healthcare is (and should be) managed. So what happens when the physician is the administrator? Trevor Rohm, MD, MS Introduction There is a philosophical division between physicians and healthcare management/administration. There are a variety of causes for this great divide, but understanding how physicians think, act, listen, and learn can provide invaluable insight into …

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