21. Robert Pearl MD - Becoming a Senior Physician Leader and the Power of Capitation

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Should physicians also be leaders? </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our guest is none other than Dr. Robert Pearl, named one of</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Modern Healthcare’s</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">50 most influential physician leaders. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">He believes that every doctor needs to learn leadership skills to improve the healthcare system for better patient satisfaction and financial sustainability.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Pearl has an impressive background in physician leadership, being the former CEO of The Permanente Medical Group, the nation’s largest medical group,</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and former president of The Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He is a clinical professor of plastic surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine and</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">faculty of the Stanford Graduate School of Business,</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">bestselling author, podcast host, keynote speaker, and a healthcare contributor at Forbes.</span></p> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“Strategic thinking without action is powerless and action without thinking is aimless.”</span></em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">- Robert Pearl MD</span></em></p> </blockquote> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p><strong>Highlights:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">(03:19)  Serendipitous route to leadership</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">(09:54)  Leadership through service</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">(11:56)  Ideal physician job description</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">(13:52)  Culture of medicine and hierarchy </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">(19:26)  Modulating the cultural organi