HIPAA FAQs: Navigating HIPAA Compliance in Your Medical Spa
August 25, 2023By Compliancy GroupWhen you work in health care, hearing about HIPAA is inevitable. There is a ton of information online about the [...]
Is My Medical Spa HIPAA Compliant or Simply Complying with HIPAA?
August 22, 2023By Patrick O’Brien, JDIs your website, EMR system or telehealth system “HIPAA compliant?” Or is it simply complying with HIPAA? These two [...]
Creating Customer Avatars and Marketing With Them in Mind
August 22, 2023By Lora KassarosMedical Spa Show 2023 felt like a buzz of excitement, where the potential of aesthetics was on full display. But, [...]
Berberine Isn’t “Nature’s Ozempic:” Why Experts Warn It’s Just Another Diet Culture Trap
August 22, 2023According to MedlinePlus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, berberine is a chemical found in various plants, like European [...]
New Analysis Identifies Factors That Influence Plastic Surgery Patients’ Yelp Reviews
August 18, 2023An analysis of Yelp reviews identifies a wide range of surgeon-and practice-related factors that influence whether plastic surgery patients leave positive or [...]
Why Doctors Pay Millions in Fees That Could Be Spent on Care
August 17, 2023Imagine if each time your wages were deposited in your bank account, your employer deducted a fee of 1.5% to 5% to [...]
Popular Weight-loss Drugs May Raise Risk of Complications under Anesthesia: Anesthesiologist Suggests Three Week Pause
August 16, 2023In June, the American Society of Anesthesiologists issued guidance advising patients to skip daily weight-loss medications on the day of surgery and [...]
Novo Nordisk SELECT trial: Semaglutide 2.4 mg May Reduce the Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events
August 15, 2023Novo Nordisk announced the headline results from the SELECT cardiovascular outcomes trial. The double-blinded trial compared subcutaneous once-weekly semaglutide 2.4 mg with [...]
Tips to Develop a Socially Integrated Website for Millennials and Gen Z
August 11, 2023By MedShark DigitalSocial media has become a powerful marketing platform for medical spas to attract today’s Millennial and Gen Z patients, receive [...]
New Guidance Suggests Skipping Ozempic Before Surgery
August 9, 2023In recent years, Ozempic and other similar drugs, called GLP-1 agonists, have grown in popularity for weight loss. However, doctors are now [...]
Why Should I Attend a Cadaver Dissection Course?
August 8, 2023By Patrick O’Brien, JD, General Counsel, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Why should a cadaver dissection course form a core part of your [...]
Makers of Ozempic and Mounjaro Sued over ‘Stomach Paralysis’ Claims
August 3, 2023The drugmakers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly failed to adequately warn patients about the possible risk of severe stomach problems associated with [...]