May 15th 2024
Dermatology PAs and NPs continue to address the demand-supply mismatch in dermatologic care and can significantly bring their skills within the primary care model.
I didn't ask about natural substance use. Am I liable?
April 25th 2017Dr. Derm recently performed a fairly simple excision, discussed blood thinners, but failed to ask his patient about “natural” herbal intake. The patient did not take any prescription blood thinners, but did take high daily dosages of garlic and ginkgo. A lawsuit was brought against Dr. Derm. Can he really have liability for all the things people ingest these days?
Fractional resurfacing and the standard of care
March 10th 2017It is important to note that where there are two or more recognized methods of diagnosing or treating the same condition, a physician does not fall below the standard of care by using any of the acceptable methods even if one method turns out to be less effective than another method.