• Five Good Reasons to Develop a Med Spa Business Plan

    May 8, 2018

    If practice ownership is your objective, then your first step in reaching that goal is to develop a well-thought-out business plan that [...]

  • Member Spotlight with Managing Partner of Lasky Aesthetics, Terri Ross

    May 5, 2018

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Alex: Congratulations Terri Ross on being selected AmSpa's Member Feature [...]

  • How Do I Pay My Med Spa Providers and Staff Legally

    April 19, 2018

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Proper medical spa payment and compensation structure is one of [...]

  • AmSpa Member Spotlight with Rejuvenate Med Spa Founder, Christina Imes

    March 23, 2018

    AmSpa Founder, Alex Thiersch, interviews Founder and Operator of Rejuvenate Med Spa in Oak Brook, IL., Christina Imes, about how she opened [...]

  • AmSpa Launches New Medical Aesthetic Podcast Series

    January 25, 2018

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Medical spa business and legal advice and tips are things [...]

  • Scary Patients Can Haunt Your Practice

    October 31, 2017

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Most of the people you encounter while working at a [...]

  • Who Are the Most Commonly Employed Team Members in a Med Spa?

    October 5, 2017

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)According to AmSpa's 2017 State of the Industry Survey, physicians, [...]

  • Change One Habit to Change Everything

    January 31, 2017

     When a new C.E.O. took over a struggling aluminum company, he decided to focus on one surprising habit: worker safety. In the [...]

  • Bonus and Incentive Programs: Profit-Sharing Legalities and Potential Pitfalls

    September 2, 2016

    What motivates your best employees? Do you believe your staff is driven by the same factors that drive you? Employees may not [...]

  • OSHA Updates Guidance for Protecting Healthcare and Social Service Workers From Workplace Violence

    April 7, 2015

    In 2013, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported more than 23,000 significant injuries due to assault at work. More than 70 percent [...]

  • Prominent New York Hospital Fined $201,000 by OSHA

    February 2, 2015

    An anonymous tip from an employee has resulted in New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Medical Center being hit with $201,000 in OSHA fines [...]

  • Some Travel Companies Offer Help in Expediting California Licensing Process

    January 15, 2015

    California has long been a sort of Holy Grail to travel nursing. The state offers endless jobs and the highest pay rate. [...]