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There are hundreds, if not thousands of books written on how to give feedback. In my own readings, Radical Candor by Kim Scott and Thanks for the Feedback by Stone and Heen rank as two of the stronger efforts in this area. But many fewer books are written about the specific[…] Read More

Once again we were honored to have three accomplished medical directors join us for a webinar to discuss their ideas and insights on how to best share unblinded process metrics with clinical teams. Read More

Last week we enjoyed an insightful discussion about best practices for sharing clinical-level physician data. This webinar was a direct result of watching our own clients across the country improve their efforts to inspire change by how they engage with physicians in team[…] Read More

If you are a healthcare leader, you are quite aware that decisions relating to the cost and quality of care lie in the hands of physicians. You also, particularly yet not exclusively within value-based care arrangements, are quite interested in motivating optimal actions and[…] Read More

One of the longest standing in-house debates at Agathos is around engagement. What is it? Is it an end in itself? If so, how does it compare to more ultimate ends such as practice improvement, care improvement, and — most ultimately — improved patient outcomes? There are two[…] Read More

We have enjoyed a long partnership with a large not-for-profit health system serving portions of the eastern US coast. Earlier this year we put out a case study that highlights many of the successes we have shared with this organization. You can find that case study here. Read More

We recently had the chance to visit Lee Health and talk with a number of stakeholders about their experiences with Agathos. Here are the main takeaways from our discussions with Douglas Lee, MD of Lee Physician Group Emergency Care Physician Services. We hope you enjoy his[…] Read More

We recently had a chance to visit our client partners at Lee Health. We sat down to ask VP and Chief Physician Executive Richard Macchiaroli, MD, MS, CPE, what kind of impact Agathos was having with Lee Health Hospitalists and Emergency Medicine providers. These are some of the[…] Read More

Have you ever been in a situation where your GPS couldn’t figure out what road you were on, and kept giving you the wrong directions? Telling you to get on onramps that don’t exist, or worse, to drive off bridges to get to the road below? Many times, the dashboards provided by[…] Read More

Many of you are familiar with author, speaker, and now climate activist, Seth Godin. He has been publishing short, creative blog posts every day for almost 20 years. Posts that make you pause and reflect. One of his recent posts was called “Who cares?” It piqued my curiosity. I[…] Read More

If you are a healthcare executive with the privilege of leading physicians, you know how important physician engagement is to achieving your many goals — both patient focused and business focused. This quote from Gurpreet Dhaliwal, MD concisely sums up the challenge. Read More

Like many of you, I am a sucker for personal and professional development. Stacks of books adorn the office, the bedroom night stand, and anywhere else I can find space. One of my pandemic reads was the massive best seller, Atomic Habits, by James Clear. Read More