Medical Services Professionals  
Join Our Network
Hardenbergh Group

Physician Leadership

Cultivating Leaders

Supporting, coaching and developing your current and prospective leaders to enable high-performing healthcare organizations.

We help your organization thrive by helping your leaders thrive.

Let’s Connect

Transformational leadership support and education.

Effective leadership skills and management practices are crucial in enhancing organizational performance. However, exceptional physicians often transition into leadership roles without complete and relevant education or the necessary tools, facing unique and complex management challenges.

At Hardenbergh, we specialize in supporting, coaching, and developing leaders to optimize their performance, integrate effectively into executive teams, and add significant value to their organizations.

Our faculty is comprised of experienced physician leaders who understand the challenges new leaders face because they’ve faced them themselves. This firsthand experience translates into consulting and education sessions with a unique perspective and actionable insights, designed to equip new leaders for success.

 

 

 

Physician Thought Leadership Series Webinar - Organized Medical Staffs and Hospital Boards: Driving Organizational Success
View On Demand for CME Credit

This presentation will explore the intricate dynamics between the Organized Medical Staff and the Hospital Board. This activity is approved for CME credit.

Register Here

Meet our faculty.

Led by our team of experienced physician leaders.
Mark A. Smith, MD, MBA, FACS
Mark A. Smith, MD, MBA, FACS
Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Smith brings 30 years of clinical practice as a surgeon and has held multiple roles in senior hospital administration making him uniquely qualified to assist clients to develop solutions to their complex problems.

Donald Lefkowits, MD, FACEP
Donald Lefkowits, MD, FACEP
Executive Medical Director

Dr. Lefkowits brings almost 40 years of clinical experience and served as President of the Medical Staff, Chair of the Credentials Committee and Peer Review Committee. He is the Immediate Past President of the Colorado Medical Board.

Brock Bordelon, MD, FACS
Brock Bordelon, MD, FACS
Medical Director

Dr. Bordelon brings 30 years of clinical experience and served as the Chief of Surgery, a member of the Medical Executive Committee and several hospital medical staff functions. He is a past member of the Colorado Medical Board.

The Hardenbergh difference.

Education led by Hardenbergh helps provide:

  • Improved physician engagement, resulting in better outcomes, greater connection, and a culture that supports professionalism, collegiality, and patient safety.
  • Clear understanding of the importance of bylaws, policies and procedures, and best practices to meet evolving organizational needs, improve processes, and reduce risk.
  • Consistent and reliable credentialing, privileging, peer review, and physician professionalism processes.
  • Enhanced patient safety.
  • Increased retention of physicians and staff.

Education designed to meet your specific goals.

Our customized programs are designed to address the diverse needs within your organization. We tackle the specific gaps in leadership education most new and future leaders face, with a focused approach on the unique management challenges present in the healthcare setting. Some areas we cover:

Credentialing & Privileging

  • Basic Principles of Credentialing & Privileging
  • Managing Red Flag Applications Effectively
  • Optimizing Performance of Credential Committees
  • Implementing Privileges Across a Healthcare System
  • Verifying Current Competencies
  • Understanding the Role of OPPE/FPPE in Credentialing and Privileging

Peer Review & Performance Improvement

  • Best Practices in Case Review and Peer Review
  • Developing and Implementing Effective OPPE/FPPE
  • Avoiding Fair Hearings
  • Peer Review vs. Morbidity & Mortality Conference
  • Creating Positive Engagement in Peer Review
  • Integration of OPPE/FPPE for Effective Credentialing and Recredentialing

Medical Staff Leader Professional Development

  • Understanding Governance of the Medical Staff
  • Effective Committee Meeting Facilitation
  • Developing Physician Performance Metrics
  • Managing Physician Professionalism and Performance
  • Clinical Quality Initiatives
  • Strategies for Crucial and Challenging Conversations
  • Successful System and C-suite Navigation

Your education. Your way.

We understand the importance of flexibility in session delivery to maximize return on investment:

  • Virtual Sessions: Accessible and convenient, allowing participation from any location with no limits on attendee numbers.
  • On-Site Sessions: Provides your entire medical staff a cost-effective, personalized experience that facilitates discussion.
  • Recurring Sessions: Customizable to fit various schedules, facilitating progression from beginner to advanced levels with an emphasis on continuity and consistency.
  • Integrated Coaching and Consulting: Ensures effective implementation and operational success.

Hardenbergh Group is able to offer CME credit for physicians through joint providership with an ACCME-accredited provider.

“The Hardenbergh team that presented our Medical Staff Leadership education was a perfect fit to bring key concepts to our organization’s diverse group of physicians, APCs, and Executives. The amount of time the Hardenbergh team invested in learning about our culture, and the use of our living documents and processes as examples throughout the presentation made for an exceptionally successful event. They went above and beyond by assisting us with planning and took the lead in attaining CME credits for our attendees. We will definitely be continuing our relationship with Hardenbergh to provide our organization with more medical staff education!”

Manager, Medical Staff Services
Large West Coast Hospital

Related Solutions

Workforce Solutions

Workforce Solutions

Professional Staffing of qualified Medical Services Professionals (MSPs) to fill temporary vacancies or augment staff and CVO Services for interim or long-term support.

Consulting Solutions

Consulting Solutions

Customized solutions to improve operational and governance challenges.

External Peer Review

External Peer Review

Powered by MDReview, a nationwide network of board-certified physician reviewers providing unbiased assessment of care.

We can help your leaders.

Custom solutions to create extraordinary results.