Interoperability is critical for healthcare practices in 2025. It’s how information systems, devices, and applications securely connect to share data.
Abbreviations can seem like a real gift in a healthcare practice, where many of the words you commonly use are long and the time to add them to the notes is short. But without some kind of standard policy for their use, abbreviations can lead to confusion and even to dangerous medical errors.
You’re working hard to build a successful practice where patients feel safe, cared for, and respected. Part of earning that trust is making sure their private health information stays private.
Patient Engagement | MedSpa | Aesthetics
In nearly every successful med spa, the driving force behind most bookings, product sales, and treatment plans is one clear persona: the female patient. She is loyal, proactive about her appearance and health, and highly likely to refer friends or family when she has a great experience. But there’s a massive untapped opportunity just waiting to walk through your doors — and she’s the key to bringing it in, or rather, him in.
Patient care is at its best when it involves seamless coordination among multiple providers with different expertise. However, there can be challenges with sending and receiving patient information with another practice, especially if their technology isn’t equipped to facilitate smooth collaboration. To keep provider communication flowing, encourage data sharing from one practice to the next, and keep patients more informed about their care, the federal government created regulations around information blocking and other EHR mandates.
MedSpa | med spa | wellness | Mental Health
This year’s Mental Health Awareness Month is winding down, a nationwide campaign originally launched by Mental Health America in 1949 to promote mental well-being. Today, more resources have become available in nontraditional ways, and med spas have been improving mental health without most clients realizing it.
From the annual meeting of The Aesthetic Society, Dr. Grant Stevens recaps the highlights and shares where he sees aesthetics heading next.
The Department of Central Management Services’s (CMS) Quality Payment Program (QPP) aims to improve the quality of American healthcare and reduce administrative burden on clinicians by collecting data on patients, interventions, and outcomes.
