Primary Care Physician Leadership in Top Ranked US Hospitals

Erin E Sullivan; Amber L Stephenson; Wai Wai Khaing; Andrew Bazemore; Aaron R Hoffman

doi:10.3122/jabfm.2022.220371R1

Primary Care Physician Leadership in Top Ranked US Hospitals

J Am Board Fam Med. 2023 Aug 9;36(4):682-684. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220371R1.

Authors

Erin E Sullivan¹, Amber L Stephenson², Wai Wai Khaing², Andrew Bazemore², Aaron R Hoffman²

Affiliations

¹ From the Sawyer School of Business, Suffolk University, Boston, MA, USA (EES, WWK); Center for Primary Care, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (EES, ARH); David D. Reh School of Business, Clarkson University Capital Region Campus, Schenectady, NY (ALS); American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (AB); Center for Professionalism & Value in Healthcare, Washington, DC (AB); Atrius Health, Boston, MA (ARH); MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA (ARH). [email protected].
² From the Sawyer School of Business, Suffolk University, Boston, MA, USA (EES, WWK); Center for Primary Care, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (EES, ARH); David D. Reh School of Business, Clarkson University Capital Region Campus, Schenectady, NY (ALS); American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (AB); Center for Professionalism & Value in Healthcare, Washington, DC (AB); Atrius Health, Boston, MA (ARH); MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA (ARH).

PMID: 37562839
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220371R1

Abstract

This assessment of the "top hospitals" in the US according to 4 leading rankings reveals only 4 to 7% of represented CEOs are primary care physicians by training. Greater attention to leadership development from primary care residency through health system practice is needed to avoid diminishing primary care's critical role and salutary global benefits.

Keywords: Hospitals; Leadership; Physicians; Primary Health Care.

MeSH terms

Hospitals
Humans
Leadership*
Physicians, Primary Care*