Aesthetic Software Security, the growing concern...but don't take our word for it!

 

“PPL WORLD WIDE, FRANCES … IS HPV POSITIVE!” 

Aesthetic Software Security

“PPL WORLD WIDE, FRANCES … IS HPV POSITIVE!” 

This was actually part of a Facebook post that included the unfourtunate young woman’s first and last name. With a quick glance it looks like an attack from an angry ex, but this was an act of aggression from a former friend that worked for a clinic where the 21-year-old had recently been treated.

This patient care technician had snooped through France’s confidential files and then actually aired the information on Social Media. These kinds of nightmare scenarios are a blow to both patients and healthcare professionals, and they leave many people questioning the security and respect given to their private medical records.

"Do I really need to worry about my Aesthetic Software Security?"

                  Transitioning from Paper to EMR Systems

  Since the passage of Obama's HITECH Bill, the transition out of paper & into EHR jumped from a mid-level position on the practitioner "to-do list" and became a legal and pressing necessity. The expectation of both government bodies and clients has brought this issue to the front door of aesthetic practices as well.  Today compliance is built into a good Electronic Health Record platform and many software systems are quite capable of providing medical facilities with basic record keeping needs. Aesthetics, however, is a different animal entirely, software for our industry needs to go a step further.  The elective nature of aesthetics means that clients have a unique set of expectations as well as an unparalleled ability to shop around for the practitioner of their choice. We see many medical spas and aesthetic practices hurt by their own unwillingness to research and implement a specialized EHR system that takes these needs into account.

Kybella is an injectable that an increasing number of aesthetic providers are using to help remove fat underneath their neck. Commonly referred to as a double chin, this area of submental fat can also result in a sagging turkey neck. Kybella is quickly becoming the most popular substitute for surgery to remove chin fat, and for good reason. Its primary ingredient is deoxycholic acid, which is a type of acid that naturally occurs inside the body to breakdown and absorb fat. Kybella injections melt submental fat in the chin, neck and bra areas with concentrated amounts of deoxycholic acid. Deoxycholic acid then assists in breaking down and removing neck, chin and bra fat, alleviating the look of sagging skin.

Microblading is an innovative type of tattooing that implants pigment under your skin to give the appearance of thicker, fuller eyebrows. Instead of using a traditional tattoo gun, though, a cosmetic specialist uses a handheld machine to conduct the procedure. While the process reportedly isn't as painful as it might sound, many prospective clients still want to receive more incentive in the form of before and after photos before they'll agree to undergo it. That's where medical photo management and aesthetic photography systems come in.

If you are a healthcare professional who offers aesthetic services that are designed to improve a person's appearance, then you absolutely need to be making good use of a quality medical photo management program. In your line of work, before and after photos make all the difference in terms of whether people will choose to go with your service or not, which is why it is so very important that you have good photos, manage them well, and display then in a way that is pleasing to clients and that is likely to encourage them to choose your service over the service of another provider.