Expert Interviews

The role of ezetimibe and PCSK9 inhibitors as treatment for patients who are statin intolerant or require add-on therapy to help reduce cholesterol levels.

What to know about the efficacy of statin therapies used as cholesterol-lowering therapy.

Approaches to counseling patients with high cholesterol levels on goals of therapy and the role of lifestyle changes as prevention against cardiovascular events

Criteria and types of health care professionals who may screen patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease.

Recommendations for establishing relationships and talking with patients about primary and secondary prevention against cardiovascular events.

Staff meetings can either drag your practice down or lift it up.

The standard of care for managing high cholesterol levels.

The value of interdisciplinary research and multidisciplinary care of patients at high risk for cardiovascular events.

Don't let patients get a bad impression over the phone of the service you provide at your practice.

A different way to think about burnout and how it impacts physicians.

The process of acquiring personal health data is difficult and time consuming, especially for someone who is already ill.

Here are seven practices every practice must adopt if they will be successful long term.

The platform was created to make it easy for ill patients to obtain all their health data.

Getting things fixed means going beyond blaming people for what went wrong.

Health care organizations are reluctant to share patient data due to privacy concerns, and because they view data as a corporate asset.

As we approach Thanksgiving, Neil Baum, MD, explains how physicians can learn to express gratitude in their practices and life.

there are some tax planning strategies physicians can still put into action to set themselves up for solid tax savings for year 2021.

The Information Blocking rule applies to many organizations.

Organizations covered by the Information Blocking Rule must comply with requests to share electronic health information.

Set up the right system for success.

There are a lot of little strategies that can add up to big savings.

Having a successful practice is great, but you are probably still leaking money.

Keeping a close eye on cashflow is the only way to guarantee you’re getting the most profit out of your practice.

Having good processes in place is great, but it won’t do you any good if the staff isn’t trained on them.

A case study for a patient who required additional SGLT-2 inhibitors to help reduce progression of renal disease is presented, and Drs Robert Busch, Dhiren Patel, and Muthiah Vadugananthan share their final thoughts on renal protective agents.

Robert Busch, MD, and Muthiah Vadugananthan, MD, MPH, share their thoughts on the multifunctional responsibility of managing a patient’s renal disease.

Dr Robert Busch and Dr Muthiah Vadugananthan provide insights on educating their peers on the importance of decreasing renal progression.

An expert endocrinologist and cardiologist discuss the risks and complications of renal disease associated with diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Dr Robert Busch also provides an overview of some of the studies done in renal impairment.

Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES, presents a case study of a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus, an insulin pump, and a continuous glucose monitor.