How do physician executives view themselves?(physicians as leaders, doctors and managers)

Physician Executive | September 1, 1996| | Copyright

Perhaps the greatest change in the role of the senior physician executives in today's health care provider and payer organizations is the way in which the view themselves. Five years ago, in a national survey, 80 percent reported seeing themselves first as physicians, 13 percent as leaders, and 6 percent as managers. Today, 47 percent view themselves first as leaders, 42 percent as physicians, and 10 percent as managers. That. is a remarkable transformation in perception to have been accomplished in such a short time - a virtual revolution.

The changes run deep. Most ...

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