Navigating Your Career

HOW TO BECOME A GOOD BOTOX INJECTOR
Amy Taub MDBotulinum toxin is really the focal point of all successful cosmetic practices. In addition, it is the easiest to add to your practice and it is the one treatment that you should learn and know, even if you do not perform other cosmetic procedures.To go beyond mastering the basics, follow these steps: 1) Understand how to shape the brow, not just get rid of the lines. 2) Learn how to avoid a …
Amy Taub MD
I Wish I Had Known: Coding
Medical CodingOne piece of advice If I could give residents one piece of advice it would be to try and understand coding prior to entering into private practice. It of course determines your compensation and I've found with new physicians entering into our practice that it's an area that they don't seem to have much background in. If you are looking for more information regarding coding, you will be able to …
Medical Coding
Refresher Course: Patient Privacy and Technology
Patient PrivacyThe ubiquitous use of mobile devices and social media networks has created new concerns regarding privacy, both as it pertains to patient information and the patient-provider relationship. The "Security Rule," a component of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), established specifically to protect health information stored or transferred electronically. Mobile devices s …
Patient Privacy
ESSENTIALS OF A GREAT OFFICE MANAGER
In order to hire the right person responsible for the daily ins-and-outs of your practice, first start with your vision or mission statement of what you want your office to become. Then start compiling a list of your needs and expectations of what you will need to make this vision become reality. What will your office manager have to do in order to develop, run, and grow your practice? Your off …