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5 Big Reasons Employees Sue

Physicians as business owners suffer from the same employment-related issues as other small business owners. Unfortunately, this can sometimes include employee lawsuits. There are five big reasons employees sue their employers: 1) unfair dismissal; 2) wage and hour violations; 3) retaliation; 4) harassment; and 5) discrimination. By following good practices, a business owner can avoid these land mines.

Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program at University Hospital Brings Care and Support to a Population in Need

Underserved cancer patients get their own space and medical team at San Antonio’s University Hospital.

San Antonio Has a New Designation: Dementia Friendly City

If you look at our city’s greatest successes, they have been accomplished by individuals and groups working together toward a common goal. A great example of this is the announcement that San Antonio is now a Dementia Friendly City.

Hospital Rounds

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STRIC: 20 Years of Advanced Imaging and Interventional Radiology Services

South Texas Radiology Imaging Centers (STRIC) provides patients in the San Antonio area with access to experienced radiology subspecialist physicians and pioneering imaging equipment.

Consider All Options for Home Financing

San Antonio has always been known as a big city with a small-town, friendly atmosphere.

Technology Accelerator Will Prevent Good Ideas From Going to Waste

Medical breakthroughs are the result of arduous research and great effort, but if they are never translated into new therapies, drugs or treatments, they benefit no one.

It’s Never Too Soon to Start Tax Planning

Phishing Around: Data Breaches Actually Are Your Problem

Texas Expands Medical Cannabis Program: New Hope for More Patients

Signed by Gov. Greg Abbott in June 2019, HB 3703 allows patients with epilepsy and seizure disorders, multiple sclerosis, autism, terminal cancer, and neurodegenerative conditions to pursue physician-guided and monitored treatment with low-THC medical cannabis oil that’s rich in the compound cannabidiol (CBD).

Hypoglycemia Following Weight-Loss Surgery

Diabetes remission after weight-loss surgery is well recognized, but for a few, low blood sugars develop years afterward.

Becoming Virtuosa

“How come you’re still making it when so many around us aren’t?” One of my colleagues asked me at lunch in the doctor’s lounge last week. He, like I, owns a private practice, an endangered species in these times of corporate buyouts and hospital ownership of medical practices.

How to Increase Profits in a Medical Practice

There have been numerous articles written about this topic, and you may ask “why should I read this one?” The short answer is, you may pick up a new tip or two.

University Health System: Compassionate Physicians Deliver Advanced Gynecologic Research and Treatment

Accelerating the Pace of Biomedical Research

Better understanding the diseases that most affect our region and nation will enable us to provide patients with improved diagnosis and treatment.

The Fight to Stay Independent

We hear a lot of discussion about physicians not being able to maintain their independent medical practices because of greatly increased administrative burdens, higher expenses and especially the current trend of lower reimbursements. That same discussion points out that physicians leaving residency will not open new practices, opting instead to join hospital systems.

CHRISTUS Surgery Center–Olympia Hills Celebrates Grand Opening Event

World-Class Urologic Oncology Care for South Texas at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System

In just two years, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System has assembled a team of nearly 40 urologic oncologists and other specialists from across San Antonio that focuses on diagnosing, treating and preventing urologic cancers in south Texas, close to where patients live and work.

Leave No Man Behind: Innovations in Combat Casualty Care

The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) helps save the lives of wounded warriors through extensive research and contributions to advanced medical technologies and techniques.

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