This patient had previously undergone circumferential liposuction. Her skin surface was uneven with areas of firmness. Smartlipo Triplex was used to completely redo the procedure. Using the laser it was possible to completely soften up the scar tissue under the skin, remove any remnants of fat and allow the skin to redrape and contract. This restored the feel and appearance to smoothness.
Pursuant to Assembly Bill (AB) 1278, physicians will soon be required to provide a notice to their patients regarding the Open Payments database (Database), which is managed by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS.
Specifically, this new law requires physicians to do the following beginning January 1, 2024, a physician who uses a website in their medical practice must conspicuously post the same notice described below on their website.
Under this law, a violation of these requirements constitutes unprofessional conduct.
“For informational purposes only, a link to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments web page is provided here. https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires that detailed information about payment and other payments of value worth over ten dollars ($10) from manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologics to physicians and teaching hospitals be made available to the public.”
Beginning January 1, 2024, a physician who uses a website in their medical practice must conspicuously post the same notice described above on their website.
Under this law, a violation of these requirements constitutes unprofessional conduct.
