Dr. Vilaivan Tarin has run a well-respected medical practice for nearly 40 years. Some doctors might be tempted to coast on their hard-won reputation. Dr. Tarin is not one of them.

The new payer paradigm – the need to deliver higher quality at lower costs to get paid by Medicare – means there’s a real need to change. Everybody’s trying to figure out, ‘how do we do this?'," says Dr. Edward Cohen.

Being close to patients keeps Dr. Jeff Shapiro focused on quality and efficiency of care. Not so long ago, native Californian Jeff Shapiro, MD, had a promising future at a Fortune 500 oil company. Yet something was missing.

The conference, entitled Retreat, Relate, Reform: Women Physicians Leading Change, took place on March 15 at the Promenade Gardens in Costa Mesa. Topics were focused on work-life balance and modern medical challenges.

Every good doctor providing care knows that pain management – sometimes on an ongoing and chronic basis – is essential.