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Jan 12

Healthcare Boards Supporting Clinician Burnout

What is the role of the board of directors in addressing clinician burnout? This is the focus of my discussion with Dr. Byron Scott.

Surviving Existential Threats in Healthcare

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Jan 1

Surviving Existential Threats in Healthcare

Over the next few months I'll be interviewing healthcare leaders asking what they learned from the past year and their hopes for 2021.

The Deep Impact of COVID-19 on Physicians

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Oct 18, 2020

The Deep Impact of COVID-19 on Physicians

Healthcare leaders, at the local and national level, must prioritize clinician well-being and take action to address burnout.

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Sep 6, 2020

Burnout - We Can Fix This!

How do you efficiently and effectively improve physician engagement? There are a few key steps that make a difference:

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Aug 2, 2020

Targeting Change In a Crisis

Start simply and effectively when addressing burnout. It's important to know what needs to be done in order to not waste precious resources.

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Jul 26, 2020

Connections Prevent Burnout

Connections matter. Connecting to our Purpose, to our mission, to what we find meaningful in life, serve as protection against burnout.

"I Couldn't Help Anyone. I Couldn't Do Anything."

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Jul 12, 2020

"I Couldn't Help Anyone. I Couldn't Do Anything."

Dr. Breen was an exemplary physician and human being, an optimist with a magnetic personality, who died by suicide on April 26th.

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Jul 5, 2020

Burnout - It's the Workplace, Stupid!

It's the economy, stupid! In 1992 Bill Clinton was a relatively unknown governor or Arkansas running for president against Republican Ge...

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

May 31, 2020

Burnout-Proof Leadership

Leadership is the key to not only surviving, but coming through the crisis better and stronger.

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

May 17, 2020

Burnout Shame and Blame

Burnout is a failure of the organization, not of the clinician working in that organization.

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

May 3, 2020

How You Lead Impacts Those You Lead

Basically it comes down to this - when leaders who respect and care for their people, their people are more satisfied and better engaged.

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Apr 27, 2020

Leadership Team Huddles

When things change daily, a daily huddle is vitally important to keep up with the pace of change.

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Apr 19, 2020

Safety Is a Core Leadership Value

O'Neill also believed in the importance of every human being as a driver for organizational greatness.

Executive Huddles - A Key Learning From COVID-19 Crisis Management

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Apr 12, 2020

Executive Huddles - A Key Learning From COVID-19 Crisis Management

A daily huddle of the C-level executive team will ensure rapid problem solving.

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Apr 5, 2020

Fixing Toxic Work Environments

The Pandemic Has Changed Everything. This is an opportunity to transform broken relationships between executives and clinicians.

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Mar 15, 2020

Leadership in the Time of COVID-19

How your organization comes out of this in six to twelve months depends on how well you were prepared beforehand and how well you respond.

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Jan 5, 2020

Absence of Fairness

"A workplace is perceived to be fair when three key elements are present: trust, openness, and respect."

Enabling Physician Leadership – Oregon Medical Group

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Dec 22, 2019

Enabling Physician Leadership – Oregon Medical Group

“Most executives don’t know what burnout is or how to prevent it. Leaders must understand burnout and the organizational factors . . .

Fixing Physician Frustrations at the Front Lines

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Dec 11, 2019

Fixing Physician Frustrations at the Front Lines

The model creates a process and structure by which front-line workers (both clinical and non-clinical) identify current and potential proble

Physician Burnout Driver #3 – Insufficient Reward

Paul DeChant MD, MBA

Dec 8, 2019

Physician Burnout Driver #3 – Insufficient Reward

Intrinsic rewards are deeply tied to respect. “Respect is like air. If you take it away, it’s all people can think about.

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