As a physician leader, earning the respect and trust of your colleagues and coworkers can be a challenging process. It is important to continually assess your performance, communication, and leadership to effectively serve your staff by avoiding common leadership pitfalls. All too often, medical...

If a patient attempts to hang himself on a door, it doesn’t mean all the doors of that type in the hospital have to be replaced, says CMS. Instead, look for the failures that allowed that patient to act when and how he did.