C001 Navigating Practice Management in Dermatology: Insights and Innovations
DESCRIPTION
This course will give participants increased perspective into a wide variety of topics applicable to practice management within dermatology. Key topics include coding and insurer updates, incorporating wellness, discussing practical challenges around running a practice, how to approach legislative updates affecting dermatology, and current barriers in accessing medications and how to approach them. The session will incorporate roundtable discussions as well as lectures and interactive discussions. Participants will also have the opportunity to pose their own practice management questions to the expert panel.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Appropriately apply the latest coding updates to practice, as well as recognize how insurers are approaching these topics
Incorporate technological advancements into a practice to reduce administrative burden and develop best practices for managing staff.
Identify and prepare for challenges with running a practice as well as regulatory updates affecting the practice of dermatology
SCHEDULE
1:00 PM
Introduction
George Han, MD, PhD, FAAD
1:05 PM
Incorporating Wellness Into Your Practice
Merrick D. Elias, DO, FAAD, Brad P. Glick, DO, MPH, FAAD
1:20 PM
Implementing Quality Improvement in Your Practice
Martina J. Porter, MD, FAAD
1:35 PM
Q&A
Merrick D. Elias, DO, FAAD, Brad P. Glick, DO, MPH, FAAD, Martina J. Porter, MD, FAAD
1:45 PM
Behind the Prior Auth – Perspectives on how to navigate a challenging process
Alexandra Flamm, MD, FAAD, Martina J. Porter, MD, FAAD
2:15 PM
Reimagining Dermatology Care with Virtual Access and AI Efficiency
Elizabeth Jones, MD, FAAD
2:30 PM
Legislative/Regulatory Updates
Bruce A. Brod, MHCI, MD, FAAD
2:45 PM
Q&A
Bruce A. Brod, MHCI, MD, FAAD, Elizabeth Jones, MD, FAAD
2:55 PM
Practice Management Roundtable
Navin S. Arora, DO, FAAD, Alexander Doctoroff, DO, FAAD, Peter C. Friedman, MD, FAAD, Barry D. Goldman, MD, FAAD
3:25 PM
RUC/CPT Process
Alexandra Flamm, MD, FAAD, Alexander Miller, MD, FAAD
3:45 PM
Coding Refresher
Alexandra Flamm, MD, FAAD
4:00 PM
The Latest Updates in Coding
Faith McNicholas, Alexander Miller, MD, FAAD
4:30 PM
SRT Coding
Brad P. Glick, DO, MPH, FAAD, Faith McNicholas
DIRECTOR
George Han, MD, PhD, FAAD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
CO-DIRECTOR
Alexandra Flamm, MD, FAAD
SPEAKERS
Navin S. Arora, DO, FAAD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Bruce A. Brod, MHCI, MD, FAAD
University of Pennsylvania Department of Dermatology
Alexander Doctoroff, DO, FAAD
Columbia University Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital
Merrick D. Elias, DO, FAAD
Elias Dermatology, LLC
Peter C. Friedman, MD, FAAD
The Skin Center Dermatology Group
Brad P. Glick, DO, MPH, FAAD
Larkin Health System
Barry D. Goldman, MD, FAAD
Cornell Medical Center
Elizabeth Jones, MD, FAAD
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Faith McNicholas
American Academy of Dermatology Association
Alexander Miller, MD, FAAD
University of California, Irvine
Martina J. Porter, MD, FAAD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center & Harvard Medical School
Anna Shmayenik
Emil Trokel
HANDOUTS
DISCLOSURES
Navin S. Arora, DO, FAAD
No financial relationships exist with ineligible companies.
Bruce A. Brod, MHCI, MD, FAAD
No financial relationships exist with ineligible companies.
Alexander Doctoroff, DO, FAAD
No financial relationships exist with ineligible companies.
Merrick D. Elias, DO, FAAD
No financial relationships exist with ineligible companies.
Alexandra Flamm, MD, FAAD
No financial relationships exist with ineligible companies.
Peter C. Friedman, MD, FAAD
AbbVie – Investigator(Fees); Almirall – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Honoraria); BMS – Investigator(Fees); DermVIP, LLC – Founder(Fees); Galderma – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Fees), Speaker(Fees); Incyte – Investigator(Fees); Nielsen Bioscience, Inc. – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Consultant (1099 relationship)(Honoraria); VYNE Therapeutics – Investigator(Fees);
Brad P. Glick, DO, MPH, FAAD
AbbVie – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Speaker(Honoraria); Advisory Boards - South Beach Symposium – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Almirall – Speaker(Honoraria); Alumis – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); American Academy of Dermatology – Board of Directors(No Compensation Received); American Dermatological Association – Speaker/Faculty Education(No Compensation Received); American Osteopathic College of Dermatology – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Amgen – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Apogee Therapeutics – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Arcutis, Inc. – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); AstraZeneca – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Attovia Therapeutics – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); B.A.I. Biosciences – Speaker(Other Financial Benefit); Bausch Health – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Bellus Medical – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Bluefin Biomedicine – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Boehringer Ingelheim – Consultant(Honoraria); Botanix Pharmaceuticals – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Brickell Biotech, Inc. – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Bristol-Myers Squibb – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Cara Therapeutics – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Castle Biosciences, Inc – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Catawba Research, LLC – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Celgene – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Celldex – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); ChemoCentryx – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Clexio Biosciences, Ltd – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); CLn Skin Care – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); CoreEvitas, LLC – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Corrona, Inc. – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Derm Education Foundation – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Dermaleve – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Dermatology Times (MMM MultiMedia Medical, LLC) – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Dermatology Week – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Dermavant Sciences, Inc. – Advisory Board(Fees), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Speaker(Fees); Dermira – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Speaker(Honoraria); Eli Lilly and Company – Advisory Board(Fees), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Evelo Biosciences, Inc. – Advisory Board(Other Financial Benefit); Florida Academy of Dermatology – Board of Directors(Other Financial Benefit); Galderma Laboratories, L.P. – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Speaker(Honoraria); Galderma USA – Speaker(Honoraria); Glick Skin Institute – Founder(Salary); GSI Clinical Research, LLC – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Hikma Pharmaceuticals – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Incyte Corporation – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Indero, Inc. – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Innovaderm Research Inc. – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Insmed – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); International Dermatology Education Foundation – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); International Journal of Women’s Dermatology – Other(No Compensation Received); IQVIA – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Janssen Biotech – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc – Speaker(Honoraria); Janssen Research & Development, LLC – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Johnson & Johnson – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Kyowa Kirin – Speaker(Honoraria); Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus – Speaker/Faculty Education(Salary); LEO Laboratories Ltd (LEO Pharma) – Advisory Board(Fees); Leo Pharma Inc – Independent Contractor(Honoraria); LEO Pharma, US – Speaker(Honoraria); Lilly ICOS LLC – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); LiVDerm – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Lyceum Health – Advisory Board(Honoraria); MC2 Therapeutics – Advisory Board(Honoraria); MetaOptima – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); MJH Life Sciences – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); MoonLake Immunotherapeutics – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); National Psoriasis Foundation – Board of Directors(Other Financial Benefit), Speaker(Honoraria), Speaker/Faculty Education(Fees); Nimbus Therapeutics – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Speaker(Honoraria); Noven Pharmaceuticals – Consultant(Honoraria); Nutrafol – Advisory Board(Honoraria); NuVida – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Obagi Medical – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine – Speaker/Faculty Education(Other Financial Benefit); Ortho Dermatologics – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Speaker/Faculty Education(Fees); Oruka Therapeutics – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Parexel – Investigator(Honoraria); PEERView – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Pelthos Therapeutics – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Pfizer Inc. – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Speaker(Honoraria); Platinum Dermatology Partners – Board of Directors(Stock Options), Stockholder Private Company(Stock); Practical Dermatology – Other(No Compensation Received); Prim-Med – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Primus Pharmaceuticals – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Prose – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); RAPT Therapeutics – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); RBC Wealth Management – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Sanofi Genzyme – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Speaker(Honoraria); Sensus Healthcare – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Skin Angels – Advisory Board(Other Financial Benefit); Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Springer Publishing – Other(No Compensation Received); Strata Skin Sciences – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Stratum Biosciences – Other(Stock Options); SUN Capital, LLC – Board of Directors(Honoraria); Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Speaker(Honoraria); Taisho Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); TopMD – Stockholder(Stock); UCB – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Speaker/Faculty Education(Fees); University of Pennsylvania – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); VeraDermics Inc. – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Vial – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Xencor – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding);
Barry D. Goldman, MD, FAAD
No financial relationships exist with ineligible companies.
George Han, MD, PhD, FAAD
Alumis – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Avillion – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Boehringer Ingelheim – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Bristol-Myers Squibb – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Eli Lilly and Company – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Incyte Corporation – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Speaker(Honoraria); LearnHealth/LearnSkin – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Leo Pharma – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Ortho Dermatologics – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Pfizer Inc. – Speaker(Honoraria); Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Speaker(Honoraria); Sanofi – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Sanofi Genzyme – Speaker(Honoraria); Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. – Speaker(Honoraria); Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc – Advisory Board(Honoraria); UCB – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Speaker(Honoraria);
Elizabeth Jones, MD, FAAD
Momentum Acquisitions Co Managed Markets & Insight Technology, LLC – Independent Contractor(Fees); Snorkel AI – Independent Contractor(No Compensation Received); Trinity Life Sciences – Other(Fees);
Faith McNicholas
No financial relationships exist with ineligible companies.
Alexander Miller, MD, FAAD
No financial relationships exist with ineligible companies.
Martina J. Porter, MD, FAAD
AbbVie – Consultant (1099 relationship)(No Compensation Received), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Other(Residency/Fellowship Program Funding); Almirall – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Fees); AnaptysBio – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Arcutis Biotherapeutics – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Fees), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Avalo Therapeutics Inc – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Fees), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Bayer – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Other(Patent royalties or other compensation for Intellectual Property Rights); Bristol-Myers Squibb – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Citryll – Advisory Board(Fees); Corvus Pharmaceuticals – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Fees); Eli Lilly – Consultant (1099 relationship)(No Compensation Received); Eli Lilly and Company – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); FIDE – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Fees); Incyte Corporation – Consultant(Fees), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Insmed – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Fees); Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Janssen Research & Development, LLC – Consultant(Fees); Merck – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Fees), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Moonlake – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); MoonLake Immunotherapeutics – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Fees); Navigator Medicines – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Fees), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Novartis – Consultant(Fees), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Oasis Pharmaceuticals – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Oruka Therapeutics – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Fees), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Fees); Pfizer Inc. – Consultant(Fees), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Propeller Bio – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Fees); Regeneron – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Fees), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Sanofi – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Fees), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Sonoma Biotherapeutics – Consultant (1099 relationship)(No Compensation Received), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Spyre Therapeutics – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Fees); Trifecta Clinical – Consultant(Fees); UCB – Consultant(Fees), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Ventyx Biosciences – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Zura Bio – Consultant (1099 relationship)(Fees), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding);
Anna Shmayenik
No financial relationships exist with ineligible companies.
Emil Trokel
No financial relationships exist with ineligible companies.