March 30, 2020

An update from our Chief Medical Officer: I hope everyone had a chance to enjoy the Spring weather and take a bit of a break from the news this weekend. I know this past week was especially challenging for our entire QualDerm workforce.  As the…

March 25, 2020

An update from our Quality Council and Chief Medical Officer: The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) has updated its website and revised some guidance related to the COVID-19 crisis. Most importantly is a revision of the iPledge requirements regarding pregnancy testing that better allow for…

March 24, 2020

A Letter to the Editor entitled Dermatology practices as vectors for COVID-19 transmission: a call for immediate cessation of non-emergent dermatology visits was published online Monday in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. It calls for all dermatologists and practices to immediately cease…

March 19, 2020

An update from our Quality Council and Chief Medical Officer: Our Quality Council met Wednesday night and the following was discussed: Considering further guidance on ‘medically necessary’ care for medical and surgical dermatology, given directives to reduce elective care and office visits Reviewed feedback from…

March 15, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is a significant challenge for everyone in this country and around the world. Life for all of us will change for some unforeseeable time as the facts are fluid and the situation ever evolving. There are a few things I want to…

Bikowski Skin Care Center Joins QualDerm Partners

QualDerm Partners, a company that creates market-leading dermatology practice partnerships through affiliations and de novo development, today announced Bikowski Skin Care Center has joined the company’s network of affiliated physician-owned practices. Based in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, Bikowski Skin Care Center was founded in 1978, by Joseph…

Financial & Insurance Burdens

Insurance Hassles & Financial Pressure: The Burdens of Dermatology Physician burnout continues to be a much discussed topic in healthcare circles. Study after study confirms that 1) physicians are burned out; and 2) practice management burdens are largely to blame. Findings from a recent survey…

QualDerm Partners Expands Network in Pennsylvania

QualDerm Partners, a company that creates market-leading dermatology practice partnerships through affiliations and de novo development, today announced Dermatology Clinics of Westmoreland County has joined the company’s network of affiliated physician-owned practices. Based in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, Dermatology Clinics of Westmoreland County was founded in 1993,…

QualDerm Partners Adds New Affiliate Practice in Ohio

QualDerm Partners, a company that creates market-leading dermatology practice partnerships through affiliations and de novo development, today announced Advanced Dermatology of North Central Ohio has joined the company’s network of affiliated physician-owned practices. Based in Mansfield, Advanced Dermatology of North Central Ohio provides medical, surgical…

King-Maceyko Dermatology Joins QualDerm Partners

QualDerm Partners, a company that creates market-leading dermatology practice partnerships through affiliations and de novo development, today announced King-Maceyko Dermatology has joined the company’s network of affiliated physician-owned practices. King-Maceyko Dermatology provides a wide-range of general dermatology services including the diagnosis and treatment of skin…

Physician Recruitment and Revenue Cycle Management

A dermatology practice’s long-term viability hinges on two factors: Consistently meeting patients’ needs Effectively managing the business side of the practice Learn more about how QualDerm helps its affiliated practices recruit new physicians and improve revenue cycle efficiency to ensure the practices' long-term success. 21:…

Collaboration, Communication, and Quality

According to a 2018 athenahealth report, professional isolation is a contributor to physician burnout. Seventy-three percent of the 1,400 physicians surveyed said they have experienced professional isolation, with 25% claiming to feel isolated at least once per week and 6% daily. Further, in the November…

Omar P. Sangüeza, MD, Awarded with Highest Honor by International Society of Dermatopathology

QualDerm Partners, a company that creates market-leading dermatology practice partnerships through affiliations and de novo development, announced that Omar P. Sangüeza, MD, earned the International Society of Dermatopathology’s (ISDP) prestigious Founders Award. The ISDP membership includes approximately 700 dermatolopathologists from 5 continents. Founded in 1979,…

Evan Stiegel, MD Wins the Tromovitch Award

QualDerm-affiliated Physician’s Work Mastering Mohs Histopathology Over a 1-year Fellowship Honored at Annual Mohs Meeting Evan Stiegel, MD, a Fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon, was recently named the winner of the coveted Theodore Tromovitch Award for his work Mastering Mohs Histopathology Over a 1-year Fellowship. Dr. Stiegel…