Volume 14 - Issue 1 - January 2006
Column
Practice Pearls
09/04/2008
E lectronic medical records (EMRs). Just simply seeing this term evokes a wide range of thoughts and feelings among physicians. Many are enthusiastically jumping on the bandwagon and implementing EMRs in their practices; others are doing the...
E lectronic medical records (EMRs). Just simply seeing this term evokes a wide range of thoughts and feelings among physicians. Many are enthusiastically jumping on the bandwagon and implementing EMRs in their practices; others are doing the...
E lectronic medical records...
09/04/2008
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Spotlight
09/04/2008
D r. Kligman is Professor Emeritus of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and is responsible for unlocking many of the mysteries of skin physiology and aging, including the development of retin A. He is the...
D r. Kligman is Professor Emeritus of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and is responsible for unlocking many of the mysteries of skin physiology and aging, including the development of retin A. He is the...
D r. Kligman is Professor...
09/04/2008
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Chief Medical Editor Message
09/04/2008
I n this month’s Practice Pearls column, “What You Should Know About EMRs,” the authors take on the important topic of the transition in the healthcare profession from one mode of technology (the paper chart) to another (electronic records)....
I n this month’s Practice Pearls column, “What You Should Know About EMRs,” the authors take on the important topic of the transition in the healthcare profession from one mode of technology (the paper chart) to another (electronic records)....
I n this month’s Practice Pearls...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
O ne of the first calls that New Orleans dermatologist Patricia Farris, M.D., received in the days after Hurricane Katrina pummeled her city was from a pathologist, who had been trying to get through to her to let her know that a patient’s...
O ne of the first calls that New Orleans dermatologist Patricia Farris, M.D., received in the days after Hurricane Katrina pummeled her city was from a pathologist, who had been trying to get through to her to let her know that a patient’s...
O ne of the first calls that New...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
A nother year is over and a new business year is just around the corner. This month will find us all back at our desks ready to battle with insurance companies so that we can get paid for the quality work provided to our many dermatology...
A nother year is over and a new business year is just around the corner. This month will find us all back at our desks ready to battle with insurance companies so that we can get paid for the quality work provided to our many dermatology...
A nother year is over and a new...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
A ccording to some American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA) insiders, much of the legislative focus in 2006 will be about money — getting as much of it as possible for skin disease research, curbing skyrocketing premiums by...
A ccording to some American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA) insiders, much of the legislative focus in 2006 will be about money — getting as much of it as possible for skin disease research, curbing skyrocketing premiums by...
A ccording to some American...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
W ith much hoopla, a program to assist Medicare recipients paying for prescription medications was passed in 2004 but did not take effect immediately. Now in January 2006, “D day” has arrived — Medicare Part D day, that is. As you’re surely...
W ith much hoopla, a program to assist Medicare recipients paying for prescription medications was passed in 2004 but did not take effect immediately. Now in January 2006, “D day” has arrived — Medicare Part D day, that is. As you’re surely...
W ith much hoopla, a program to...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
T he last 10 years have brought unprecedented changes to the medical aesthetics field, as many new innovations have been released. Laser and light sources have led the revolution. Recently, a number of new devices have been developed...
T he last 10 years have brought unprecedented changes to the medical aesthetics field, as many new innovations have been released. Laser and light sources have led the revolution. Recently, a number of new devices have been developed...
T he last 10 years have brought...
09/04/2008
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Department
Derm Dx
09/04/2008
A 39-year-old man was admitted to undergo systemic chemotherapy for acute myelocytic leukemia.
A 39-year-old man was admitted to undergo systemic chemotherapy for acute myelocytic leukemia.
A 39-year-old man was admitted...
09/04/2008
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Allergen Focus
09/04/2008
A llergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is an important disease with high impact both in terms of patient morbidity and economics. The contact dermatitides include allergic contact dermatitis, irritant contact dermatitis and contact...
A llergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is an important disease with high impact both in terms of patient morbidity and economics. The contact dermatitides include allergic contact dermatitis, irritant contact dermatitis and contact...
A llergic contact dermatitis...
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