Understanding the Legalities of Off-Label Use
May 20, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The use of pharmaceuticals for treatments that are not specified [...]
How Core Doctors Can Cash In on Medical Spas
May 15, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The medical aesthetic industry continues to boom, and core doctors—plastic [...]
Forest Park Verdicts Reshape Health Care Compliance in Texas
May 14, 2019By Jay Reyero, JD, Partner, ByrdAdattoAfter years of anticipation, seven guilty verdicts in the Forest Park Medical Center criminal trial—in addition to [...]
Botox Parties: What You Need to Know
May 8, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)One thing I love about the med spa industry is [...]
Why Your Medical Spa Will Be Investigated
May 6, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Medical spa owners and operators typically don't think their businesses [...]
The Ins and Outs of Physician Contracts
April 17, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)An effective employment contract between a medical practice and a [...]
Legislative Update: PAs & APRNs Gain Ground in First Quarter of 2019
April 5, 2019By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationAs the first quarter of 2019 draw to a close, so [...]
You Can’t Pay for Patients and Call it “Marketing”
March 15, 2019By Patrick O'Brien, J.D., Legal Coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationFinding customers is the biggest challenge for any business. You can [...]
Fibroblast Plasma Therapy, Who Can Do It?
March 5, 2019By Patrick O'Brien, J.D., Legal Coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationFibroblast Plasma Therapy is a new skin tightening procedure that is [...]
Who Can Perform Aquagold Fine Touch Procedures?
December 11, 2018By Alex R. Thiersch, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Aquagold Fine Touch is a channeling device offered for sale by [...]
The Rise of Non-Core Physicians
November 27, 2018By Alex R. Thiersch, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)During its early years, the medical aesthetics industry was dominated by [...]
Medical Spa Bad Press: Coming to Terms with Compliance
November 1, 2018By Alex Thiersch, CEO of the American Med Spa AssociationBad outcomes and patient injuries in medical spas are appearing in more and [...]
