Navigating Your Career

How to Build Your Injectable Business: Creating an Effective Marketing Plan
Dermatology MarketingPart 3 of 3 This is the third and final installment of my three-part series that gives you a roadmap for building a successful top-tier cosmetic practice. In parts one and two, I discussed how to prepare your practice for introducing injectables through education, and how to educate your staff and patients. This third part will discuss how to market your practice bot effectively and cost-effectiv …
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Billing in Dermatology: A Quick Overview of Coding Modifiers
Medical CodingPart 2 of 2 Want to listen to a podcast about billing and coding? Click here  Check out the 411 of Medical Coding or visit Part I Correct dermatology billing and coding can be challenging due to the number of in-office procedures performed by dermatologists. The second part of this series will provide a quick overview of some of the more commonly utilized modifiers. Used to communicate wh …
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Billing in Dermatology: All About EMR’s
EMR TabletPart 1 of 2 The process of billing and coding may at first seem daunting. But by doing a little research you’ll find these tasks to be easier than you thought. In part one of this series, we’ll take a look at electronic medical record systems. Next month’s part two will cover proper coding. Dermatology training programs and practices are increasingly utilizing electronic medical record s …
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How to Build Your Injectable Business Part 2
injectible businessPart 2 of 3 In part one of this series I discussed how to prepare your practice for introducing injectables. In this second part, I will discuss how best to educate both your staff and patients. Staff Training You must take the time to educate your entire staff about the injectables, how much they cost, what the pre- and post-procedure instructions are, and how long the injectables will last. P …
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Spotlight On: Kalyani Marathe, MD, MPH, FAAD
maratheHow did you know you chose the right specialty in dermatology? I was lucky enough to do my residency training at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA, where we had a full-time pediatric dermatologist on staff (Dr. Judith Williams). Her clinical expertise and ability to put parents at ease in the face of complex problems made me realize how intellectually challenging pediatric dermatol …
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