Give physicians the incentive to lead

Physicians don't respect authority.

Now before you fire up your email eviscerations and your Twitter tirades over that statement, let me finish. Of course, this is not always true. And sometimes when physicians exhibit disrespect, they have good reason.

Authority suggests being dictated to. Leadership suggests collaboration.

It's been said that physicians will adapt to changes in practice if they get data proving it's the best move for the patient. Banner Health, a 14-hospital system based in Phoenix, is testing that assumption.

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