Physician Executive Journal Highlights Physician-to-Physician Communication

PerfectServe helps reduce sentinel events caused by clinical communication gaps

Knoxville, Tenn. (March 15, 2012) — In a recent article by Diane Shannon, M.D., published in the January/February 2012 issue of the Physician Executive Journal (PEJ), the importance of direct communication between physicians is highlighted as an essential ingredient for effective care coordination.

The article, entitled “Effective Physician-to-Physician Communication: An Essential Ingredient for Care Coordination,” quotes Lon McPherson, MD, senior vice president of medical affairs and chief quality officer at Munroe Regional Medical Center as saying that “lack of direct communication between physicians leads to delays in patients receiving the assessment and treatment they need.”

Also included in the article are thoughts from Dr. Timothy B. Bullard, chief medical officer at Orlando Health. Dr. Bullard stated root cause analyses at his organization demonstrated that it is common to “uncover a gap in communication about a critical piece of information” which ultimately led to the adverse event in the first place.

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If you missed some of my previous Physician Executive Journal articles about non-clinical careers for physicians, you can purchase them from Amazon.com.

Here are some of my recent articles that have appeared in the Physician Executive Journal:

Non-clinical career opportunities for physician executives.(PEJ Career Center)(Viewpoint essay): An article from: Physician Executive

Understanding the CME enterprise.(Continuing Medical Education): An article from: Physician Executive

Retirees may consider non-clinical "encore" career.(Career Choices): An article from: Physician Executive

My article in the July/August issue of the Physician Executive Journal on Health IT Careers

Don't miss my article in the July/August issue of the Physician Executive Journal on Health IT Careers. The article is simply titled, "Technology Jobs for Physician Leaders."

Kim J. Technology Jobs for Physician Leaders. Physician Exec. 2011 Jul-Aug;39(4):88-91.

As a physician working in today's turbulent health care market, it's critical for you to stay informed about the latest news and trends in medical management. A vital tool to help you is the PEJ.

Published for more than 20 years by the American College of Physican Executives, The PEJ is the premier source of information and insight about the business of medicine. The PEJ is published bimonthly and is filled with peer-reviewed articles on a wide variety of topical medical management subjects to help you get connected to leaders and experts working in the field.

My article in the Physician Executive Journal focuses on non-clinical encore careers for retired physicians

If you're preparing for retirement, perhaps you'll want to spend some time pursuing a non-clinical encore career. That's the topic of my article this month in the Physician Executive Journal.

The article is titled, "Retirees May Consider Non-clinical "Encore" Careers"

You can view it in the  January/February 2011 issue of the PEJ.

Published for more than 20 years by the American College of Physican Executives, The PEJ is the premier source of information and insight about the businesss of medicine. The PEJ is published bimonthly and is filled with peer-reviewed articles on a wide variety of topical medical management subjects to help you get connected to leaders and experts working in the field.

My article in the Nov/Dec 2010 Physician Executive Journal (Vol. 36 Issue 6)

The Physician Executive Journal (PEJ) is the Journal of Medical Management and the official publication of the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE). In the 2010 Nov/Dec issue (Vol. 36 Issue 6) of the Physician Executive Journal, you'll find my article titled, "Non-Clinical Career Opportunities for Physician Executives." (You have to be a member of ACPE to access the article)

It starts on page 82 and I spend some time reviewing a number of different non-clinical physician executive opportunities in different industries such as:

• Consulting
• Finance
• Medical communications
• Technology
• Biopharma and medical devices
• Medicolega
• Public health
• Research
• Entrepreneurship

If you're not a member of the American College of Physician Executives, you're missing a tremendous opportunity to network with physician executives. You can join the ACPE by visiting: http://www.acpe.org/

8 Insights for Physicians Joining the Life Science Industry

There's a nice article in the Physician Executive Journal titled, "8 Insights for Physicians Joining the Life Science Industry." Published for more than 20 years by the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE), The Physician Executive Journal (PEJ) is the premier source of information and insight about the business of medicine.  This article is in the September/October 2009 issue of the PEJ in the ACPE Career Center section. The author is Kevin Carroll, Life Science Practice Leader at Phillips DiPisa.

Here are a few snippets from the article:


After a dozen years recruiting for pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device companies and health care organizations, advice-seeking physicians call me nearly every week. And while their backgrounds differ, the question is always the same: “What does it take to make the transition from medicine to industry?”


In recent years, the need for physicians in industry has increased tremendously. Whether as a preemptive hedge to help avoid product failures or product withdrawal from the market, a need to more closely monitor clinical trials and drug safety, or simply a desire for a highly technical medical spokesperson on staff to communicate with the press and key opinion leaders, experienced physicians are in demand.

But it’s not all good news for these sought after individuals. While the opportunities may be substantial, the transition from successful practicing physician to thriving industry executive can be both challenging, frustrating and frightening.

Research dollars are largely being spent in a few fields: oncology, neurology, and immunology/infectious diseases. If you are lucky enough to be board certified in one of these therapeutic areas, then you are in demand and your chances of industry being interested in you is much greater.

To read this article, you'll need to join the American College of Physician Executives and click on the link that takes you to the Physician Executive Journal. View the archived issues and go to the September/October 2009 issue of the PEJ.

Visit the American College of Physician Executives: http://www.acpe.org

Reading the PEJ

I'll be reading the PEJ (Physician Executive Journal of Medical Management) over the weekend. Not familiar with the PEJ or the ACPE? It's published by the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE). If you're interested in medical management, I urge you to get your hands on a copy.