137: 5 Key Skills for Healthcare Leaders & Executives

What are some key skills for Healthcare Leaders & Executives?Last week on the podcast, I discussed my nonclinical career path and how I went from staff clinician to a healthcare business consultant and practice owner.  After that episode, I received a few emails asking for specific skills or areas of personal development that help in advancing from a clinical role into healthcare administration or leadership. I figured it was worth exploring, and actually writing down what I considered to be key skills for healthcare leaders & executives.So, this week, I dive into the 5 key skills, or characteristics, that I consider key factors in transitioning from clinical work to healthcare leadership and/or executive roles.What we cover in this Episode:The importance of intentionally planning your professional growth and developmentCommunication as a key skill for healthcare leaders and executivesStarting a healthcare business with no fundingUsing Data to make decisions or create communication piecesKey principles in managing and leading a healthcare businessThe importance of crucial conversationsBeginning to take a high-level, value-creation based vision of your work and rolesAchieving Better Outcomes by stepping out of the clinic to affect systemic healthcare improvementsWe post videos of certain podcast episodes, including this episode, which can find on the YouTube Channel.Full episode notes: https://rehabupracticesolutions.com/better-outcomes-137Learn More: https://rehabupracticesolutions.comPodcast: https://www.betteroutcomes.showGet the Book: https://amzn.to/3M2UZ6xBook a call with me: https://calendly.com/rehabu/discoveryConnect with Me: https://www.rafisalazar.com If you'd like to learn more about Strata EMR & RCM and achieving a 99.99% reimbursement rate for your PT, OT, or SLP Clinic head over to stratapt.com and book a demo with their team!