Leadership

    While physicians serving in leadership roles is nothing new, the demands of physician leadership and the medical field overall have shifted significantly over the last several years.

Healthcare is changing and developing faster than ever, and young physicians are stepping into a field very different from their predecessors.

As consolidation rises throughout healthcare and physician shortages persist, physician leadership has been on the decline. 

One in three physicians have been sued for malpractice, according to a benchmark study by the American Medical Association. 

While advancing patient outcomes lies at the center of physicians' careers, the everyday administrative burdens and tight routines of many physicians can make it difficult to constantly push the envelope toward innovation. 

Here are the federal policies that four physicians told Becker's they are watching most closely:

Patient outcomes are at the heart of any health system, hospital or individual physician's mission. 

Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System has named Leanne Yanni, MD, as president and CEO of the system's Illinois Physician Enterprise, My Radio Link reported Feb. 2.

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine has appointed Richard Redett, MD, as physician-in-chief and vice dean of clinical affairs for the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. 

The American College of Physician Advisors has appointed Ahmed Abuabdou, MD, as its new president-elect.