Becker's Healthcare July 17, 2024
Healthy relationships are crucial among supply chain leaders, physicians and hospital executives. Persistent tensions can hinder this collaboration, though.
At a HealthTrust Performance Group conference, physician advisors for the group purchasing organization recommended tactics for bridging this divide. During a panel discussion, the experts said level-setting and articulating common goals can help quell grievances.
“When you put a group of physicians and administration in one room, it is surprising to me how many times there’s a bit of an adversarial atmosphere,” Vijay Chilikamarri, MD, chief of cardiology at Lutheran Health Physicians in Fort Wayne, Ind., said in the panel.
“The recognition that we are all on the same side was very important for our team,” he said....
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