Managing chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension is one of the most pressing challenges facing our health system. And Dr. Bill Bestermann has a solution: Optimal Medical Therapy. 

Optimal Medical Therapy is a comprehensive, evidence-based approach with the power to prevent adverse events, improve patient outcomes, and dramatically reduce healthcare costs. 

A board-certified internist and expert in preventive cardiology, Dr. Bestermann has been singing the praises of Optimal Medical Therapy for decades. In this episode, Dr. Bestermann and the MTVA Board discuss what Optimal Medical Therapy is, the data supporting its effectiveness, and how a “high-tech, high-touch” system can ensure more patients receive the care they need.

“Optimal medical therapy is a product. And if you set up your systems to produce that product, you do much better.” 

Dr. Bestermann writes extensively about Optimal Medical Therapy on his substack. He is also Chief Medical Officer of Epigenex Health and Chief Medical Advisor for Congruity Health. 

References:

• Read the article “How Our Current Medical Care System Fails People With Diabetes” 
• View the CDC’s map of heart disease mortality by state, showing Minnesota has the lowest rate

For more on GLP-1s, listen to our episode with Al Lewis and our episode with Sloan Saunders. Check out our episode with Dr. Scott Conard about his WHY?

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