I Wish I Had Known: Coding
One 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 …
One 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 … 
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I wish I had known the most difficult matter for the newly-trained dermatologist is practice management.
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