Tennessee-based Ballad Health dismissed Nathan Smith, MD, a cardiothoracic surgeon who invited then-CEO of Bristol Regional Medical Center Greg Neal to participate in a surgery without a medical license. Neal was in the operating room to observe the procedure, but upon Smith’s invitation, he...
When we hear the terms frontline workers or people on the front lines, we often picture medical scrubs and stethoscopes, physicians covered head to toe in personal protective equipment, nurses treating patients, and...
Conducting an intervention with a practitioner who is impaired, disruptive, or performing poorly can be emotionally draining for even the most experienced physician leader. The process is made a bit easier if the leader is prepared. Therefore, plan, practice, and then carry out the intervention...
