Volume 14 - Issue 6 - June 2006
Column
Spotlight
09/04/2008
A native of Toronto, Ontario, Dr. Lynne Margesson also grew up there. While skiing at age 14 she met Dr. William Bigelow, the head of cardiovascular surgery at the Toronto General Hospital. He invited her to watch open heart surgery on a...
A native of Toronto, Ontario, Dr. Lynne Margesson also grew up there. While skiing at age 14 she met Dr. William Bigelow, the head of cardiovascular surgery at the Toronto General Hospital. He invited her to watch open heart surgery on a...
A native of Toronto, Ontario,...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Chief Medical Editor Message
09/04/2008
Once upon a time there was a rheumatologist who was treating a patient with psoriatic arthritis. This rheumatologist was well trained in internal medicine and rheumatology and was dedicated to providing patients the best possible medical...
Once upon a time there was a rheumatologist who was treating a patient with psoriatic arthritis. This rheumatologist was well trained in internal medicine and rheumatology and was dedicated to providing patients the best possible medical...
Once upon a time there was a...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Chief Medical Editor Message
09/04/2008
Psoriatic arthritis affected 1.07 million people in the United States in 2004, according to a Frost & Sullivan report of North American primary care physicians and dermatologists.The 2005 report “North American Psoriasis and...
Psoriatic arthritis affected 1.07 million people in the United States in 2004, according to a Frost & Sullivan report of North American primary care physicians and dermatologists.The 2005 report “North American Psoriasis and...
Psoriatic arthritis affected...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Feature
Surgical Challenge
09/04/2008
Patient: A 54-year-old white male with basal cell carcinoma.
Treatment Issue: Mid-nasal sidewall defect following Mohs micrographic surgery of a basal cell carcinoma (1.4 cm x 1.3 cm).
Treatment
One-stage superior-based...
Patient: A 54-year-old white male with basal cell carcinoma.
Treatment Issue: Mid-nasal sidewall defect following Mohs micrographic surgery of a basal cell carcinoma (1.4 cm x 1.3 cm).
Treatment
One-stage superior-based...
Patient: A 54-year-old white...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Pharmacotherapy Update
09/04/2008
Topical imiquimod 5% cream and 5-fluorouracil 0.5% microsphere cream are used for treatment of actinic keratosis. Yet to date, no blinded trials have directly compared the severity of symptoms associated with these two agents. Visible...
Topical imiquimod 5% cream and 5-fluorouracil 0.5% microsphere cream are used for treatment of actinic keratosis. Yet to date, no blinded trials have directly compared the severity of symptoms associated with these two agents. Visible...
Topical imiquimod 5% cream and...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
For patients who struggle with moderate to severe psoriasis, the notion that a potentially more debilitating disease, psoriatic arthritis, may be progressing in tandem may not even make the visit “agenda” when the patient shows up at the...
For patients who struggle with moderate to severe psoriasis, the notion that a potentially more debilitating disease, psoriatic arthritis, may be progressing in tandem may not even make the visit “agenda” when the patient shows up at the...
For patients who struggle with...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
While most practices are making a good faith effort to perform accurate coding, and few are engaged in outright fraud, Medicare statistics show that the coding error rate is consistently around 30%. Without regular audits, your...
While most practices are making a good faith effort to perform accurate coding, and few are engaged in outright fraud, Medicare statistics show that the coding error rate is consistently around 30%. Without regular audits, your...
While most practices...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
With increasing frequency dermatologists are learning what it’s like to deal with payers who delay, deny or downcode claims, making it more difficult for practices to collect the reimbursements they’re due. Resubmitting claims that should...
With increasing frequency dermatologists are learning what it’s like to deal with payers who delay, deny or downcode claims, making it more difficult for practices to collect the reimbursements they’re due. Resubmitting claims that should...
With increasing frequency...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
CME #127
June 2006
Skin & Aging is proud to bring you this latest installment in its CME series. This series consists of regular CME activities that qualify you for two category 1 physician credit hours. As a reader of Skin &...
CME #127
June 2006
Skin & Aging is proud to bring you this latest installment in its CME series. This series consists of regular CME activities that qualify you for two category 1 physician credit hours. As a reader of Skin &...
CME #127
June 2006
Skin...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Department
Derm Dx
09/04/2008
A 6-year-old girl presented with a small growth on the left cheek, which she has had for 6 months.
A 6-year-old girl presented with a small growth on the left cheek, which she has had for 6 months.
A 6-year-old girl presented with...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
