Practice Management News

Financial independence is the holy grail, which affords one to work for the sake of working with the peace of mind of knowing they are no longer dependent on a paycheck to maintain their lifestyle.

Due to demographic changes and a rise in risk factors, the prevalence and economic burden of heart disease and stroke in the United States are expected to increase dramatically by 2050, according to the American Heart Association.

One of the most important questions physicians will need to answer is whether they will hire a financial advisor to help them manage their wealth or do it themselves.

Any doctor seeing patients has had to field questions unrelated to their specialty.

WASHINGTON — Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists were associated with lower risk for progression to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and type 2 diabetes.

Men with low testosterone concentrations had a higher risk for all-cause mortality, and those with very low testosterone also had an increased risk for CVD mortality, a study in Annals of Internal Medicine showed.

NEW ORLEANS — In this video exclusive, Jonathan D. Leffert, MD, talks with Jyothi Mamidi Juarez, MD, ECNU, about using a virtual system and AI to optimize and modernize an endocrinology practice.

Life as a health care professional can be stressful, but there is a quick technique that can combat feelings of tension.

The American College of Lifestyle Medicine announced a partnership with Blue Zones to offer medical education training and Blue Zones certification to physicians and other medical professionals, according to a press release.

A physician practice owner’s week is spent seeing and caring for patients and managing the day-to-day issues of the practice.