Blog - The Scope of Practice

Written by Brent Lacey on July 30, 2019. Posted in Early Career and Young Professionals.

How to Get the Most out of Attending a Conference Part 1 – Planning for the Conference

The very first medical conference I attended was the American College of Physicians meeting in Toronto in 2010. It was...

Written by Brent Lacey on February 1, 2019. Posted in Early Career and Young Professionals.

Medicine: An Extraordinary Calling

Medicine is a calling. By the time I graduated from high school, I didn’t know what I wanted for an eventual career, but...

Written by Brent Lacey on November 11, 2019. Posted in The Specialist Series.

Gastroenterologists, if You’re Not Using P.A.s and N.P.s in Your Business, You’re Getting Less Money and Less Time for Yourself.

“P.A.s and N.P.s are taking over the healthcare industry! I don’t want to lose my job to a mid-level provider!” How...

Written by Brent Lacey on November 11, 2019. Posted in Practice Management.

Specialists, if you want great referrals, treat your referring providers well!

I often see specialists struggle in the early days of trying to build their clinical practice. One thing that physicians...

Written by Brent Lacey on November 11, 2019. Posted in The Specialist Series.

GI is not just a “procedure” subspecialty. It’s a “cognitive” subspecialty too.

It drives me crazy when I go to conferences like the American College of Physicians and hear people talk about a “procedure...

Written by Brent Lacey on November 11, 2019. Posted in Practice Management.

Physicians, it’s time to end the war against P.A.s and N.P.s

“P.A.s and N.P.s are taking over the healthcare industry! I don’t want to lose my job to a mid-level provider!” How...

Written by Brent Lacey on November 11, 2019. Posted in Practice Management, The Specialist Series.

Gastroenterologists, if you want great referrals, treat your referring providers well!

I often see gastroenterologists struggle in the early days of trying to build their clinical practice. One thing that...

Written by Brent Lacey on November 11, 2019. Posted in Early Career and Young Professionals, The Specialist Series.

Five things I wish I knew before I went into practice as a gastroenterologist

Being a gastroenterologist has been a tremendous blessing. I love going to work every day. Fortunately for me, I had...

Written by Brent Lacey on November 4, 2019. Posted in Early Career and Young Professionals, Practice Management.

Joy: It’s a Choice

Choose to be joyful, even though it’s an unnatural choice Choose to be joyful? How does one simply choose joy? When...

Written by Brent Lacey on October 31, 2019. Posted in Personal Finance.

The Boglehead’s Guide to Investing

The Boglehead’s Guide to Investing: introduction The Boglehead’s Guide to Investing changed my life, financially...

Written by Brent Lacey on October 28, 2019. Posted in Practice Management.

Good to Great

Introduction Good to Great is the foundation on which many of the most well-known books on leadership are built. In...

Written by Brent Lacey on October 28, 2019. Posted in Personal Finance.

Everyday Millionaires

Synopsis Everyday Millionaires is the inspired work of Chris Hogan, one of the leaders in the Ramsey Solutions organization. ...

Written by Brent Lacey on October 27, 2019. Posted in Early Career and Young Professionals.

Choosing the Right Specialty

Choosing the right specialty: a parable Choosing the right specialty is a challenging task, but it’s a lot of fun. Have...

Written by Brent Lacey on October 23, 2019. Posted in Early Career and Young Professionals, Practice Management, Uncategorized.

Building a Sterling Reputation

Understanding the importance of a building a sterling reputation When I was in seventh grade, I wasn’t exactly the most...

Written by Brent Lacey on October 15, 2019. Posted in Personal Finance.

Military Financial Planning 101 – Utilizing the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)

I’ve been doing personal financial coaching with health care professionals for years, and one of the most common things...

Written by Brent Lacey on August 10, 2019. Posted in Personal Finance.

You’re Doing Your Insurance Wrong. Here’s What You Need!

How do I know you’re doing your insurance wrong? The truth is I don’t know for sure that you’re doing your insurance...

Written by Brent Lacey on August 3, 2019. Posted in Personal Finance.

Who Is on Your “Personal Board of Directors?”

If you were the CEO of a company pulling in $15M in top-line revenue, you wouldn’t be managing that organization by yourself,...