Medical Negotiations: Negotiating Skills for Physicians
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As the healthcare environment and systems continuously evolve, the physicians will be left with the task of improving their negotiation skills to come up with objectives that will place them on a competitive edge among other clinicians and health administrators. Physicians, especially those with leadership roles, are often faced with situations they need to negotiate (Anastakis, 2003). They include negotiating for limited resources with community leaders, hospital committees, and legal profession members, among others. The art of negotiation is very common in the health care sectors and should be possessed by every successful physician and health professionals.
I chose this topic because health is a very critical aspect of our society today. Improved health care quality should be among the priorities each individual should receive. To counter this challenge, the physicians should place themselves in positions that they can negotiate effectively to ensure that health quality is maintained and that patients’ satisfaction is at the top-notch. I chose this topic because the health sector is one of the most dynamic sectors, and physicians need to put up with it. It means their negotiation skills need to advance to position themselves in the ever-changing sector.
The topic will focus on the objectives that skilled negotiators, specifically the physicians, need to have, including the minimum and maximum settlement points. Developing such objectives will enable the physicians to place themselves powerfully and champion the resources they need to offer quality outcomes. According to Simone (2020), negotiation is of value to the medical environment. There should be a great focus on how members of the medical sector negotiate to ensure they attain the best results.
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Anastakis, D. J. (2003). Negotiation skills for physicians. The American journal of surgery, 185(1), 74-78.
Simone, A (et al.) (2020). Contract Negotiation Skills: A Workshop for Women in Medicine. MedEdPORTAL, 16.