Incorporating Medical Weight Loss into your Practice to Increase Satisfaction for you and your Patients

As the obesity epidemic grows in scope, the medical treatment of patients with obesity is more vital than ever. Yet beyond improving patient health, quality of life, and outcomes, the benefits of adding medical obesity treatment services to a practice or hospital system are profound. By closing the loop on a referral system that allows health care professionals to consolidate the continuum of care throughout an organization, treating obesity can have a substantial impact on retention, referrals and revenue. During this 45-minute complimentary webinar, Dr. John Hernried – a leading voice in the treatment of obesity – will discuss the importance of addressing this mounting health crisis, and how the advantages of doing so – for both the patient and provider – are too significant to ignore.
 
Learning Objectives Include:

• Recognize the physical and mental health improvements in patients undergoing obesity treatment
• Explore ways to leverage a medical weight loss program within a practice, hospital, and/or community to impact population health
• Understand the financial benefits for practices and hospitals that offer a medical weight loss program

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Dr. John Hernried is the President & Medical Director of The Hernried Center for Medical Weight Loss in Sacramento, California, as well as Founder and Medical Director of The Finishing Touch. Dr. Hernried brings to The Hernried Center both a deep, caring interest and extensive experience in the treatment of obesity and its complications. Board-certified in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine, Dr. Hernried is also a member of the Obesity Society, American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. He is also a well-known area lecturer on new topics in obesity. Dr. Hernried has been listed as a “Top Doctor” in Sacramento Magazine, Solano Magazine and The Davis Enterprise. He is a graduate of Texas Tech School of Medicine, and did his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of California, Davis. He has been Medical Director at The Hernried Center since 1999, while also practicing internal medicine at Sutter West Medical Group (1994-1999) and at Kaiser Permanente, and works as a Hospital Medicine Specialist at Sutter Medical Center.