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Health Care Leaders Are Positioned to Affect Industry Change

Health Care Leaders Are Positioned to Affect Industry ChangeIn the fast-changing technology industry, the theory of innovative disruption is well-known and enthusiastically embraced. This theory describes the process by which a product or service is designed for a new set of customers as a low-cost alternative for simple applications, eventually leading to the displacement of the more costly products or services by the low-cost alternative. As the healthcare industry struggles to find reliable solutions to challenges produced by a shifting cultural and political landscape, the questions become whether innovative disruption would also apply as successfully to health care models.

A leading American health care provider network, athenahealth, certainly thinks so. Over the past two years, the company has convened health care leaders at roundtables and surveyed more than 150 executives to gather ideas about how to best meet the challenges and opportunities they face. “What we found was a remarkable portrait of courage – a willingness to abandon the status quo in favor of an uncertain path,” said Paul Merrild, senior vice president of enterprise solutions at athenahealth, writing in the Harvard Business Review in February 2018. More than half of health care leaders surveyed, Merrild said, thought their operational model needed to be changed or disrupted.

While most leaders expressed confidence in their organization’s strategic direction, their responses generally pointed toward a realization that they must become their own disruptors in order to implement the necessary changes. For instance, as the industry finds itself under increasing pressure to cut costs and improve quality, many leaders may want to plan for a future that puts less priority on payment based on patient volume and more on payment based on delivering value.

At the American Board of Physician Specialties® (ABPS), we believe that a chief component of delivering first-rate medical care is giving qualified professionals diverse opportunities to demonstrate mastery in their chosen medical fields. We are a nationally recognized physician multi-specialty certifying organization that offers a path toward board certification and recertification in many different specialties. Our stringent eligibility requirements ensure that only the most talented and dedicated doctors attempt certification with the ABPS. Furthermore, our clinically based exams are developed under the most rigorous standards in the industry. Because ABPS Diplomates are also committed to continuous learning and career development, not only can they be trusted to provide superior medical care, but they are also well positioned to deliver care that will meet the changing needs of the public in an evolving healthcare industry.

Health care leaders who seek to improve the quality of care through innovative disruption would do well to turn to the physicians who advocate publicly for the highest level of patient care, as ABPS Diplomates do. For them, providing a high level of care means putting people first, not the politics of medicine. All of this means that as the industry prepares to focus on delivering more value to patients, our Diplomates stand ready to serve as ideal partners in the successful evolution of American medical care.

For more information about the ABPS, or to verify the credentials of one of our Diplomates, contact the ABPS today. The ABPS is the official certifying body of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc.®

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Medical organizations throughout North America understand that our rigorous certification standards prove that ABPS Diplomates are capable of delivering the best patient care possible.

Far too often, medicine is led by less than 5% of non-practicing physicians taking away and replacing the voice of the 95% of physicians practicing and placing patient safety and care first on the front lines every day. The American Board of Physician Specialties has raised the standards in physician board certification not only in the quality of their boards of certification, but in hearing and allowing for the voice of those active physicians caring directly for patients. Having been a part of the ABPS over the last 28 years has allowed me to grow as a woman leader in a field often wrought with challenges. It helped me and others raise the bar of the standards of care in my specialty, Emergency Medicine, through their Board Certification in Emergency Medicine (BCEM). ABPS also helped raise the standards of care for 21st century medicine through their certifications in other specialties, particularly in Integrative Medicine & Disaster Medicine. Having physician voices heard matters to medicine and is essential in the betterment of patient safety and care.

Sarah E. Gilbert, MD, FAAEP
Sarah E. Gilbert, MD, FAAEP
Emergency Medicine
On October 18, 2007, President George W. Bush released Homeland Security Presidential Directive 21 (HSPD-21), calling on our nation, among other initiatives, to “collectively support and facilitate the establishment of a discipline of disaster health”. It is a great testament to the wisdom and foresight of the American Board of Physician Specialties that it immediately set to work and created, within the short span of only one year, an educational blueprint and set of certification examinations, both written and oral, for a new subspecialty of disaster medicine—and it is why I chose to be part this vital initiative and this wonderful organization. This is but one of the many innovative programs initiated by the American Board of Physician Specialties over the years, and why I am proud to support its work on behalf of our nation’s public health.

Art Cooper, MD
Disaster Medicine
When the American Board of Physician Specialties offered to host the American Board of Integrative Medicine, ABPS became a landmark organization working to move medicine into the twenty first century. Certifying physicians who have completed rigorous academic training in Integrative Medicine ensures that the field of Integrative Medicine will continue to develop academically, clinically, and professionally. The leadership of ABPS continues to impress me - they are diligent in constantly innovating to provide certifications for physicians who want to advance their careers and their areas of expertise. I am honored to be a part of this organization.

Ann Marie Chiasson, MD
Integrative Medicine
There are many ways board certification advances a physician career. ABPS Board examination verifies your accuracy, precision, and reflects your mastery of your residency training verifying your expertise. ABPS Board certification demonstrates your level of expertise beyond your practice experience, primary education degrees, and training which are necessary for insurance reimbursement and practice privilege requirements. Attaining your ABPS Board Certification will clarify your purpose, secure your practice growth, and expand into leadership positions. Board certification can serve as an indication of a physician’s commitment to medicine, beyond the minimal standards and competency of training, their measurement to quality of care, and attaining an award for excellence.

Chris Kunis MD
Internal Medicine
When I think historically, advancement in medicine and patient safety and care has been driven by the diversity of people and scientific thought. That’s what I found at the ABPS and more. For over 60 years that is just who we are. I found a physician certifying body that provides a choice and voice to all physicians ensuring that patients are always placed first.

Jerry Allison, MD
Emergency Medicine
When I decided to pursue a full time role as a physician executive it was important to me to obtain additional professional training, education and work experience. Board certification through the ABPS in Administrative Medicine is validation of my efforts and a demonstration of dedication to professional development. We need more physicians to become full time health care executives, knowing there is a board certification option in Administrative Medicine encourages physicians to take the leap from full time clinical practice to healthcare organizational leadership.

Richard Paula, MD
Administrative Medicine
The American Board of Physician Specialties has provided me with the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of internal medicine through board certification. As a hospitalist, board certification is an expected credential, and hospitals recognize the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) as one of the three standard credentialling bodies for Internal Medicine. Additionally, the ABPS has helped me develop leadership skills as a Board member and Committee Chairperson. ABPS has also helped me sharpen critical thinking skills as a test question developer and reviewer. The Allopathic (MD) and Osteopathic (DO) physicians in the ABPS are lifelong learners and frequently pursue multiple board certifications. I enjoy the camaraderie of my peers in ABPS.

Loren Jay Chassels, DO
Internal Medicine
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