Leading Transformational Change:
The Physician-Executive Partnership
Tom Atchison, EdD
Joseph S. Bujak, MD, FACP
ISBN 13: 978-1-56793-161-7
Softbound, 197 pp, 2001
Imprint: ACHE Management Series Book
Order code: WWW1-1131
Price: $68.00 |
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This book explores how physicians and executives can collaborate to improve organization performance. By focusing on strategies for building trust, this book will help you create an environment of mutual respect and understanding that will lead to organizational success.
The authors address the differences between physicians and administrators, the reasons why collaboration efforts have failed in the past, and the importance of leadership style. The book presents a unique model for managing change that reconciles the business aspects of healthcare with the values at the heart of medicine.
You will learn:
- How to avoid the barriers to successful change
- What values drive physicians and executives
- How perception can affect change
- What tactics leaders can use to inspire cooperation
- How to measure both the business and mission-related data
- The role of leadership in change management
Tom Atchison, EdD, is president and founder of Atchison Consulting, LLC. Since 1984, Dr. Atchison has consulted with healthcare organizations on managed-change programs, teambuilding, and leadership development. Dr. Atchison presents to thousands of healthcare professionals every year on the elements of effective organizations. He has written and been featured in numerous articles and on audiotapes and videotapes about motivation, managed change, teambuilding, and leadership. |
Joseph S. Bujak, MD, FACP, currently serves as vice president of medical affairs for Kootenai Medical Center, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, where he has organizational responsibility for performance improvement and outcomes measurement. He is also a speaker, facilitator, and consultant on issues related to healthcare organization–physician relationships, physician leadership development, patient safety and clinical quality improvement, and leading and managing transformational change. He and Tom Atchison coauthored the book, Leading Transformational Change: The Physician-Executive Partnership (Health Administration Press, 2001), and he has published numerous articles on physician culture and behavior. |
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