January 27, 2026

You know, after working with health systems across the country, I've learned something important. If we want better financial performance, better quality of care, better retention, we also have to elevate the physician experience. You know, the American College of Healthcare Executives just released its 2026 strategic priorities, and what stood out to me is this, that every one of those priorities actually rises and falls based on how physicians experience their daily work. So if your workforce strategy doesn't chip away at physician burnout, you're gonna struggle. If your AI strategy adds clicks instead of removing them, it's probably gonna backfire a little bit. And if your operational efficiency efforts create more friction points instead of less, physicians are probably likely to disengage. And if your leadership culture doesn't earn physician trust, your transformation efforts will probably gonna not stick. See, physician experience isn't a soft metric, it's a performance lever. It actually drives patient safety, quality outcomes, recruitment, retention, throughput, long-term margin. So in 2026, The health systems that win will be the ones that stop, stop asking, how do we get more from physicians? And they start asking, how do we build a system where physicians can thrive? So how are you making healthcare better for your physicians? Would love to hear from you.