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| April 2008 | |
| New Report Outlines Key Legal Issues for Medical Spas and Aesthetic Medical Practices | |
A new IAPAM report outlines the legal implications of opening a medical spa. Medical spas require careful attention to the intersection of the corporate practice of medicine, licensing, anti-kickback and fee-splitting considerations, and other legal and regulatory issues. This report summarizes the key legal issues physicians and medical spa owners need to know. |
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| March 2008 | |
| Statistics Show Clients Choosing Medical Spas Over Plastic Surgeons | |
The latest aesthetic industry statistics reveal that people are turning to physician-run practices or medical spas for their non-surgical procedures. According to an International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine (IAPAM) study, most women most feel that non-physician owned medical spas are unsafe. In addition, the IAPAM report also indicates that 78% of women rated medical credentials as very important when choosing an aesthetic treatment provider. |
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| January 2008 | |
| 6 Tips for Opening a Successful Physician Owned Medical Spa | |
The International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine (IAPAM) has completed this tip guide designed to help physicians who want to either open a medical spa or add aesthetic medical procedures to their existing practice. "Medical Spas are a natural progression of medical practice expansion, having a medical doctor run them gives them the credibility and public confidence needed for their success," says Jeff Russell, executive-director of the IAPAM. Physicians need to find a way to utilize their skills to expand the scope of their practice. The growing demand for personal attention and service in medicine may provide opportunities for physicians who see the benefit of addressing these needs. |
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| November 2007 | |
| Physician Symposium Support Expanded | |
Doctors interested in pursuing aesthetic training now have a new tool to help them succeed in the highly competitive aesthetic market. The International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine (IAPAM) has just negotiated to include a comprehensive 16-DVD training program for attendees to take home after attending the Aesthetic Medicine Symposium. |
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| August 2007 | |
| Growing medical trend adds need for business training | |
Doctors who take advantage of a growing trend to add aesthetic medical procedures to their practice is making additional business training necessary says the I nternational Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine (IAPAM). IAPAM Executive Director, Jeff Russell, says that their members are most interested in learning the business of aesthetic medicine, not just how to perform the procedures themselves. In response, the IAPAM has introduced a new, day-long boot camp for physicians and their practice managers to create a viable aesthetic medicine business plan. |
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| July 2007 | |
| Physicians Find Aesthetic Medicine a Cure to Cash Crunch | |
Family doctors are adding aesthetic medical procedures to their practices in an effort to make their practices more financially viable, says the International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine (IAPAM). After reviewing participant feedback from their fifth consecutive, sold out Aesthetic Medicine Symposium, IAPAM Executive Director, Jeff Russell, says that participating doctors want most to learn the business of aesthetic medicine, not just how to do the procedures themselves. |
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| April 2007 | |
Results of study show that people feel non-physician owned medical spas are unsafe |
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The results of the International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine’s (IAPAM) 2007 Aesthetic Medicine Consumer Study gives physicians an unprecedented insight to what women desire when choosing aesthetic medicine procedures. Not surprisingly, of the women surveyed, most feel that non-physician owned medical spas are unsafe. |
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| 2006 Press Releases | |
| 8 in 10 Use Internet for Health Information | |
Many physicians are missing the importance of utilizing the web to communicate with their patients. A study revealed 8 in 10 internet users have searched for health information online. Aesthetic medicine physicians have the most to gain, since patient education is a critical part of the building a successful aesthetic medicine practice. |
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| IAPAM Launches 2 Day Aesthetic Medicine Symposium | |
A thirst for knowledge, combined with reducing reimbursements has prompted many physicians to consider adding cash based aesthetic medicine procedures to their existing practice. In response, the International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine (IAPAM) is launching a 2-day Aesthetic Medicine Symposium. The aim of the Symposium is twofold; provide expert instruction in the most popular aesthetic medicine procedures, and assist physicians in integrating aesthetic medicine procedures into a traditional medical practice. |
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