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When the Doctor Is Not a Doctor
It is now common for patients to arrive in a physician office and never see the physician. Instead, patients are seen by so-called physician...
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Elephant in the room of dermatology
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More than 90% of Americans have health insurance, HHS reports
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Doctors to APM committee: Remember specialists
A new federal advisory committee is charged with reviewing the value-based alternative payment models that will drive the health care system in...
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CMS proposal would allow sharing, selling of claims data
Physicians may soon be able to purchase reports that combine their Medicare and private payer claims data, according to the details of a new...
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Reaction: Poor methodology mars malpractice study
The American Medical Association and other physician advocates are criticizing the methodology behind a medical malpractice study that bases its...
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On my own during an employee’s maternity leave
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Study: Pay one malpractice claim, expect second
Physicians who have paid a malpractice claim are more likely to pay another one. Could the findings lead to an intervention to help stem this tide...
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Cryolipolysis and Delayed Posttreatment Pain
Cryolipolysis is a popular noninvasive treatment for areas of excess adipose deposition, such as in the abdomen and flanks. During the 60-minute...
Residents’ Corner
Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation in Patients With Skin of Color
Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) has posed a substantial challenge for patients with higher Fitzpatrick skin types, specifically types III...
Blog
Price Explosion
One of the biggest burdens of modern clinical dermatology practice is the ability to obtain appropriate drug therapy for patients. In the current...