Practice Management
News
Data, new partnerships key to prepping for value-based care
Demonstrating leadership is key. Be vocal to hospitals and health plans about your interest in alternative payment systems and your desire to lead...
Blog
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...
Commentary
Elephant in the room of dermatology
News
More than 90% of Americans have health insurance, HHS reports
News
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...
News
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...
News
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...
News
On my own during an employee’s maternity leave
News
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...
Blog
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...