Lifestyle

When you hire a financial advisor, do you expect to be treated like a client or a customer? Do you treat your patients like clients or customers? There's a difference, and it's critically important.

In this week's episode of The Alemian File, David Alemian discusses why you should take a holistic view of your compensation.

If you’re planning on tying the knot soon, chances are you’ve ironed out the big questions, such as whether or not you plan to have kids, where you will live, and which household chores each of you despise less than all the others. Getting on the same financial page is important, too.

Healthcare innovation centers might be a fad or an important tool for fixing what's broken.

Healthcare is ever-evolving and continuously engaged in innovation. Innovation, from time to time may occur spontaneously, but like the scientific method certain elements are repeatedly seen in the process of reaching these moments of progress. The following 8 attributes were the result of speaking to approximately 2500 executives in over 300 companies, yielding quite the sample size.

Basel's smart, sophisticated style makes it a natural for art lovers. Here are five sites you won't want to miss.

A new survey shows physician burnout is a particularly acute problem for emergency physicians. However, experts say the problem is not unsurmountable.

Captiva, Sanibel, Naples and Fort Myers in southwest Florida lure sun seekers with beautiful beaches as well as protected natural areas. Near the cities, you can still find the natural Florida of estuaries, salt marshes, mangrove swamps, and undeveloped sands. Here are six great outdoor adventures in southwest Florida.

America's most popular sport has a number of lessons for entrepreneurs. Here are 10 of them.

Here's a look at the five most popular stories on PMD for the week ending Jan. 29.

Santa Fe, NM, just made Spring Break easier and less expensive for families. Many of the city’s iconic attractions, hotels, and some restaurants are offering freebies for kids 12 years and younger.

The current economic climate is driven by a mix of intuitive and counter-intuitive realities. In this week’s column, Jeff Brown, MD, lays out some surprising, and some not-so-surprising, things he’s learned.

Policymakers, payers, and administrators must all play a role in the evolution of healthcare in the US. But they cannot fix the system alone.

When it comes to technology, sometimes being an early adopter is a good things; Other times it pays to be a fast follower? What the answer when it comes to healthcare innovation?

Everyone likes to complain about "bad drivers" on the road, but which state actually has the worst drivers? A new report has the answers.

Martha Rodriguez, MD, PA, has become a successful physician and a successful entrepreneur by focusing on value and promoting education.

Physician personal branding has its place and perhaps resistance will lessen when doctors feel they have to do it.

A new Showtime series centers on a hedge fund manager who used insider trading to secure big returns and extract even bigger fees. The real-life version isn't so shiny.

Long-term goals are notoriously difficult to adhere to. The key is providing rewards along the way and breaking the goal into shorter, more easily measurable increments.

A new report outlines the geography of physician pay and also reveals some surprising findings about persistent pay gaps.

If the recent market correction has you spooked, channel that anxiety into something productive. Here are six smart actions you can take as the bears reign supreme on Wall Street.

No one likes to be trapped in a middle seat on an airplane or next to passengers who won't leave you alone. Now, the free market, and the app economy, have figured out a way to solve that problem... so long as you're willing to pay.

Every professional should have a plan to chart their goals, monitor progress, and make changes based on results. This guide will help you start.

We all know smoking is bad for your health. A new survey looks at the total economic damage of smoking to the individual smoker. The results are striking.

Rolling over a 401(k) into an individual retirement account is easy. Just follow these tips and suggestions.

A trip to Basel brings you into contact with everything lovely about this wealthy European country.

It often seems like CIOs are from Venus and MDs are from Mars. But both need each other.

Only one in three family physicians is working toward value-based payment opportunities, but according to the American Academy of Family Physicians, that seemingly low number is actually encouraging.