Division Chiefs and Chairs

MANAGING BUDGETS

• The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) developed a manual with tools to help you with planning and administration. See pages 9-16 for specific budget templates. January 12, 2009.
• American Academy of Family Physicians (AFP) Making Your Balance Sheet Work For You
  "Once you know how to read it, your balance sheet will tell you volumes about the financial health of your practice." Arnow and Xakellis, Fam Pract Manag. 2001 Jun;8(6):27-31.
• The AAN's Department Chair Toolkit: Finances and Spreadsheets

NEGOTIATION

Discover negotiation suggestions and strategies from various sources.

• Negotiation Tips for New Chairs March 28, 2014 Inside Higher Ed. by Elizabeth H. Simmons
• AAMC Report on Medical School Faculty Salaries
• The AAN's Department Chair Toolkit: Salary and Compensation

RECRUITING/INTERVIEWING

• The AAN's Diversity Officer Workgroup held a webinar titled "Diversity Officer: Essential Leadership Role in Academic Neurology" in which they discussed the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the neurology workforce and recruitment. Posted March 30, 2021.
• Understanding the Needs of Department Chairs in Academic Medicine Academic Medicine July 2013 Vol. 88 Issue 7 p. 960-966
• The Chronicle of Higher Education has 10 Suggestions for a New Department Chair April 8, 2010, by Michael C. Munger
• The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC): Analysis in Brief: Recruiting Practices for Department Chairs and Center Directors in U.S. Medical Schools Vol. 9 No. 5 December 2009
• Sample Program Director Interview Question Ideas from the Nebraska Department of Education
• The AAN's Department Chair Toolkit: Recruitment and Retention

Retention/productivity

• Effective Organizational Control: Implications for Academic Medicine Academic Medicine: November 2005 - Volume 80 - Issue 11 - pp 1054-1063

• Managing Faculty Productivity After Tenure American Association of University Professors (AAUP) October 24, 2005 Euben and Lee

• Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) offers a provincial framework for Managing Disruptive Behaviour in the Healthcare Workplace March 2013. Although these documents have specific points for other jurisdictions, the approach to dealing with disruptive physician behavior with a goal to improving the workplace for all, including the physician, is relevant for leaders.

• The AAN's Department Chair Toolkit: Recruitment and Retention

VOLUME VS. VALUE-BASED HEALTH CARE

The industry as a whole-from Medicare to commercial payers-is moving away from fee-based volume of care to reimbursement for improved outcomes of care or value-based care. View resources for transitioning.

• The AAN has a variety of resources on Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 ("MACRA") which affects your Medicare payments.
• Transitioning Toward Value-based Payments 2014 American Academy of Neurology
• Sample 5 Initial Steps to Move from Volume-Based to Value-Based Healthcare Becker's Hospital Review February 10, 2012 by Rachel Fields

WORKFORCE AND THE VALUE OF NEUROLOGY

• What is the value of a neurologist? Narayanaswami Neurology January 13, 2015 vol. 84 no. 2 209-210
• The Workforce Task Force Report: Clinical implications for neurology Freeman, Vatz, Griggs, and Pedley Neurology July 30, 2013 vol. 81 no. 5 479-486
• Supply and demand analysis of the current and future US neurology workforce Dall, Storm, Chakrabarti, Drogan, Keran, Donofrio, Henderson, Kaminski, Stevens, and Vidic Neurology July 30, 2013 vol. 81 no. 5 470-478
• A Shortage of Neurologists – We Must Act Now | Neurology Majersik, Ahmed, Chen, Shill, Hanes, Pelak, Hopp, Omuro, Kluger, Leslie-Mazwi 2021 Vol 96 no. 24

Neurology Department chairs monthly webinars

• Demystify the Gender Gap: Unequal Pay for Equal Work
  • A number of studies have highlighted that women in academic neurology are paid significantly less than men, even when controlling for age, experience, gender, NIH funding, numbers of publications, clinical trials, and Medicare payments. This webinar will explore the origins of the gender salary gap and discuss approaches that Department Chairs and Business Administrators can take to examine gender data, increase salary transparency, determine the causes of inequity, track outcomes, and adjust strategies to achieve equity goals. Posted April 18, 2021.
• Divide and Conquer the Role of Division Chiefs in Neurology
  • A panel of neurology department chairs and academic neurology business administrators will discuss structuring your divisions, selecting and supporting your division chiefs, and personal experiences of leadership failures and successes. Posted March 11, 2021.
• Strategic Planning and Execution during a Dynamically Changing Environment
  • Every institution is different, but the importance and approach to strategic planning often follows a similar process. A panel of neurology department chairs and academic neurology business administrators will discuss their approaches to strategic planning including faculty engagement, measurable goals, alignment, and execution to help you embark on your strategic planning during times of uncertainty. Posted February 11, 2021.
• Faculty Compensation Models: Trials and Tribulations
  • This webinar focuses on a discussion of faculty compensation models that are among the most difficult and potentially contentious issues faced by chairs of departments of neurology. Yearly salary setting exercises, including discussions of raises, will be addressed. The information presented is based on previous chair seminars and work focusing on funds flow models that define many of the sources of income for a department; and how these models translate into individual faculty compensation. Posted January 12, 2021.
• Adapting your Department for Coding Changes: Lessons Learned from Long-term EEG and Preparing for E/M
  • Each year the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) releases updates to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, including new CPT codes and reporting guidelines. A panel of experts discuss lessons learned from the changes neurology departments faced in 2020 and how to prepare for the changes coming in 2021. Posted December 10, 2020.