Opinion
The 2019 Medicare proposed rule might just make your head explode
When sitting through interminable meetings, endless reports, and unfocused discussions, I often feel a building pressure in my head that, if it...
Opinion
Unlikely mentors
I understood I could meekly go along - or get angry. I chose the latter, and it has greatly changed my career.
Opinion
Why contribute to your political action committee?
Having a PAC gains you access and lets you be heard. In today's noisy world, it is not easy to get your congressional representative's attention...
Opinion
Melanoma in situ: It’s hard to know what you don’t know
A recently published study that found PAs performed 36% more skin biopsies per melanoma in situ diagnosed argues for closer collaboration to...
News
Tanning is the new tobacco
I still read and hear media reports about the health benefits of tanning.
News
The Rest of the Story: Anthem rescinds modifier 25 reductions
When I was a kid, there used to be a radio show by Paul Harvey called “The Rest of the Story.” I loved this show because there was always a big...
Opinion
It takes a missile to focus your mind
I was among the dermatologists sitting in a lecture hall during a meeting in Maui when our muted smartphones suddenly started howling in unison....
Opinion
Sentinel node biopsy: Who needs it?
If completion node dissection does not save lives, why do a sentinel node biopsy?
Opinion
‘We have met the enemy and he is us’
A New York Times analysis found that independent billing by PAs or NPs accounted for more than 15% of the skin biopsies billed to Medicare in 2015...
Opinion
Well, I figured it out ... I owe my soul to the company store
The basic plan of these groups is to pay you 5-8 times EBITDA up front, which works out to be about 2 or 3 years net profits.
Opinion
The Maintenance of Certification wars come to your state
While several states have passed anti-MOC legislation, not all are as comprehensive as the proposal in Ohio.
Opinion
Should you sell your dermatology practice?
There are advantages – and obvious disadvantages – to selling your dermatology practice to a large firm, Dr. Coldiron says.
Opinion
The tyranny of E&M reimbursement cuts with same-day procedures
It’s time to oppose insurers who halve E&M reimbursement when it’s performed on the same day as a procedure.
Opinion
Time for dermatologists in nine states to start submitting CPT code 99024
It’s time for dermatologists in nine states to start submitting CPT code 99024 for each postoperative visit.
Opinion
How to explain physician compounding to legislators
It’s time to convince legislators that physicians’ offices should be excluded from the USP and FDA definitions of compounding.