A continuación, le indicamos cómo puede tomar decisiones que afectan a su equipo de atención médica como gerente.

As a medical doctor turned manager, navigating decisions that impact your healthcare team involves balancing clinical expertise with leadership finesse. It's about fostering collaboration, prioritizing patient care, and ensuring your team feels supported and empowered. Clear communication and empathy are key to navigating these critical decisions effectively.

Assess the Situation Thoroughly: 1. Gather all relevant information and data regarding the issue at hand. 2. Understand the context, background, and potential impact of the decision. 3. Consider consulting relevant documentation, previous case studies, and policies.

Assessing your team's needs will help you figure out how the approach the situation where each of the team members is responsive towards the tasks at hand. Without this creating a buy-in will be extremely challenging and will unnecessarily take extra time and effort.

Any important decision that needs to be made in a clinical practice definitely needs to be discussed with the clinical team. As mid-level and upper level management we may have one perspective, but it’s vital to talk to the clinical team who are seeing the patients day in day out.

I 100% agree with this and this is some thing that I do with my clinical staff. I value their opinion and let them voice their opinion to me. Many clinical team members have been with the practice for many years and so it’s vital to get their input on any changes to the workflow being made.

When setting goals I feel it is extremely important to involve the team, especially when discussing the broader targets as perhaps their understanding and experience may not rival your's in terms of managerial goal setting, but it is still very important to involve them and create the all important buy-in while at the same time leveraging on their respective experience and knowledge base

1. Identify and involve key stakeholders, including team members, other departments, and senior management. 2. Ensure that the perspectives of those who will be directly affected by the decision are considered. 3. Hold meetings or focus groups to gather diverse viewpoints.

Analysis of impact should also be shared with the team and they should be encouraged to voice their concerns on it so that you can predict beforehand their potential responses to the change. Also, this will help you look at the change from a fresh on the ground perspective as seen from the eyes of the team. It should help you have a more empathitic approach towards problem solving.

Monitor and Evaluate the Impact: 1. Continuously monitor the impact of the decision on the team and patient care. 2. Collect feedback from the team and other stakeholders to assess the effectiveness of the decision. 3. Be prepared to make adjustments if the decision does not achieve the desired outcomes.

Sometimes decisions are made by upper management which may not be received well by staff. I do believe that effective communication is the key to introducing and implementing new changes. If it’s a change that I know won’t be received well …… I usually explain the why behind it. And ultimately I always tell my staff that we can revisit the changes being made if it’s not working for the team.

Prioritize Patient Care and Safety: Ensure that any decision made prioritizes patient care and safety above all else. 1. Consider how the decision will affect patient outcomes and the quality of care provided. 2. Consult with medical experts if necessary to ensure clinical appropriateness.