Practice Management

In this month's Legal Eagle column, David J. Goldberg, MD, JD, explores selling your practice to a private equity interest and the challenges that can follow, including staff shortages and longer patient wait times.

185,000 adults with confirmed cases of COVID-19 were hospitalized in June and July. Of those, 182,000, or 98.3%, had not been vaccinated for the disease.

A jump in new COVID-19 cases dropped margins and volumes.

The share of physicians in private practice has dropped below 50 percent.

The development and implementation of quality improvement (QI) programs can positively impact patient care and outcomes. As such, it behooves physicians to research and implement QI practice initiatives and measures in their practice.

Looking to get your practice ahead of the rest post-COVID-19? These 10 practical practice management tips will help you jump start your practice into the future.

Combined, these efforts encourage active participation in the care process and drive sustained behavior change.

At the final part of our Road Map to Recovery webinar recap series, sponsored by Aerolase, our expert panelist answered questions about vaccine mandates, social media marketing, cash balance planning, and more.

These ratios will help you determine the level of financial stability of your practice and help you make better decisions for your future.

In the second part of our 3-part recap series of our Roadmap to Recovery webinar, panelists discuss what aesthetic procedures dermatology practices can add to their existing list to increase profit and patient satisfaction.

It’s always a good time to do a financial review. You’ll make sure your savings and investments are aligned with your goals and reduce income taxes.

Suneel Chilukuri, MD, FAAD, FACMAS, takes Dermatology Times inside his practice, Refresh Dermatology located in Houston, Texas, to demonstrate how they separate themselves from competitors.

In the first part of our 3-part recap series of our Roadmap to Recovery webinar, panelists discussed how the dermatology practice changed during COVID-19 and what changes they plan on keeping.

Join us in an upcoming webinar sponsored by Aerolase that provides the latest insight on how to grow your practice and profits beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this video interview, Klint Peebles, MD, FAAD, co-chair of the AAD LGBTQ/GSM Expert Resource Group, dives into the impacts health care policies such as the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion have on gender and sexual minority patients.

Klint Peebles, MD, FAAD, co-chair of the AAD LGBTQ/GSM Expert Resource Group, discusses how to provide the best care for your gender and sexual minority patients.

Telemedicine flourished among dermatology practices in the wake of COVID-19. But as the world tentatively reopens, questions about connectivity, regulations, and payment will have to be addressed before physicians decide what role virtual visits will play in their practices.

Determine whether a laser device is a good investment for a specific practice and, if so, how to choose the right piece of equipment.

How hackers plan to attack your practice—and what you can do about it.

In late 2020, our sister publication, Medical Economics®, conducted a Physicians Report asking physician audiences what they thought would be the most challenging issues they will face this year. Here is what the respondents said.

In this episode, Gary Salman, CEO of Black Talon Security, details how to best protect your practice from data breaches and cybercriminals, as well as the risks of not implementing cybersecurity measures into your practice and what to do if a data or email breach occurs.

George Martin, MD, program director of the 2021 Maui Derm Live and Maui Derm Connect annual conferences being held January 25-29 in Maui, Hawaii, shares his checklist of essential advice for optimizing practice management during the COVID-19 pandemic.

MJH Life Sciences COVID-19 Coalition webinar on Jan. 26 will focus on COVID-19 variants emerging around the globe.

Ashley Buehnerkemper, director of marketing at VitalSkin Dermatology, discusses what steps you can take to make public relations an active piece of your practice marketing.

Todd Petersen, CEO of VitalSkin Dermatology, discusses the last part of your transition journey – ensuring a smooth, successful transition for you, your team and your patients.