Health-Related Professions - General & Miscellaneous, Physicians, Health Care Delivery, Organizational Behavior - General & Miscellaneous, Leadership, Hospitals & Health Administration
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Synopsis
Dr. Joseph Bujak provides an insider’s perspective on the beliefs and behaviors of physicians. His insight will prompt you to question your assumptions and break through the barriers that may be keeping you from forming productive relationships with the physicians in your organization. He also provides suggestions for using your new understanding to influence physician behavior and promote enduring partnerships. With candor and wit, Dr. Bujak shares the wisdom he has developed through his years of experience as both a physician and an administrator: a physician’s sense of time is very different from that of an administrator; being chief of staff is the equivalent of drawing the short straw; a physician’s definition of teamwork is like the game of golf; traditional medical staff organization is not the vehicle for developing relationships with physicians; a good role model for influencing physician behavior is the old TV character Columbo; ou should approach change using the metaphor of moving a Slinky; Generation-X physicians differ greatly from traditionalist, or baby boomer, physicians--propositions acceptable to Generation-X physicians will be rejected by the others, and vice versa.Editorials
From The Critics
Reviewer: Vincent F Carr, DO, MSA, FACC, FACP(Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)Description: This is a nice attempt to explain the differences between how a physician approaches medical care and how a medical administrator views the same issues. While there has been much written on the subject, Dr. Bujak presents a fair statement of the problems.
Purpose: The stated purpose is to create opportunities for learning, and the book does open many avenues for discussion. However, one of the unstated issues is that physicians must change their ways, but I did not see a plan for the future.
Audience: On the surface, this is a book for both physicians and administrators, but after reading it, it is clear that it is directed more at physicians. The author outlines his administrative credentials in the preface, but what I did not see was much time as a practicing physician.
Features: The author spends time explaining the differences between the younger and older generations of physicians. Following this, he outlines the challenges and areas of discontent in medicine today. He finishes with embracing the current buzz-words and hot topics. As stated previously, there is little in the way of how to solve the problems.
Assessment: This is an interesting read, albeit with a title that suggests there would be recommendations at the end, which unfortunately is not the case. It is a very good statement of the problem. I was left with the feeling that I was being chastised for being an "older generation" physician who had to change my ways, but with no suggestions of how.
Book Details
Published
August 1, 2008
Publisher
Health Administration Press
Pages
127
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781567932980