• ACP Recommends New Telemedicine Guidelines

    October 1, 2015

    The American College of Physicians (ACP) released a paper – titled “A Guide to the Use of Telemedicine in Primary Care Settings: [...]

  • 8 Steps to Help Address EHR Woes With Team Documentation

    September 29, 2015

    While electronic health record (EHR) systems can be beneficial, the chief complaint with the technology for many physicians is that they’ve become [...]

  • New Study Shows Autologous Fat Grafting is a Viable Option for Calf Augmentation and Reshaping

    September 29, 2015

    Fat grafting is revolutionizing aesthetic body contouring and treatment of soft-tissue, volume-related issues in plastic surgery. A study published in the Aesthetic [...]

  • Avoid Costly Tax Mistakes

    September 28, 2015

    By David B. Mandell J.D. M.B.A, Carole C. Foos C.P.A., OJM Group (AmSpa Partners)Are you an owner of a dermatology practice taxed [...]

  • DermTube: Legal Review Featuring AmSpa Founder, Alex Thiersch

    September 28, 2015

    You're a doctor, not a lawyer, so how do you know what to do when legal issues arise? Alex Thiersch, JD, gives [...]

  • The New World Of Healthcare Marketing: A Framework For Adaptation

    September 28, 2015

    By John Greenfield and Kimberly A. WhitlerFew would argue that the US healthcare industry is currently undergoing a seismic shift. Just one [...]

  • Micro-focused Ultrasound Safe for Darker Skin Types

    September 28, 2015

    A study by JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery designated micro-focused ultrasound (MFU) a safe treatment to tighten and lift skin on the face [...]

  • Providers Get Rare Win in New Texas Law Protecting Out-of-Network Referrals

    September 23, 2015

    On June 1, 2015, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 574 into law protecting physicians and other providers from having their [...]

  • Wrinkle Analysis: Quantifying Botox Outcomes

    September 23, 2015

    Using botulinum toxin type A injections for cosmetic purposes has become commonplace over the past couple of decades. According to the author [...]

  • 3 Ways Personalized Medicine is Moving Forward

    September 22, 2015

    Personalized medicine—targeting treatments based on patients’ genetic profiles, environments and lifestyles—offers promising ways for physicians to better understand and treat individual patients’ [...]

  • How Much Liposuction Is ‘Safe’? The Answer Varies by Body Weight

    September 22, 2015

    What's the "safe" amount of fat to remove in patients undergoing liposuction? Rather than a hard-and-fast rule, the answer depends on the [...]

  • Telemedicine for Medicare Act of 2015 Could Reduce Barriers to Healthcare Access

    September 21, 2015

    Traditionally, the law has required that physicians, including Medicare providers, be licensed in the state in which they practice. But as a [...]