Health & Wellness – January 2022

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Small Business Benefits. Are they worth it?

Brought to you by − Josh Dougherty josh.dougherty@xperiencebenefits.com Why are benefits such an annual challenge for small businesses? Each year, the health insurance options change, DOUGHERTY price typically increases, and most of all, there is a significant amount of time that it takes to research these options.

Although it can be a major investment of both time and money, it is a critical component of retaining and attracting quality employees to work for a firm.

Studies show that primary reasons why people stay with a job is for the quality and levels of benefits. So why doesn’t everyone offer benefits?

For starters, employers generally need to contribute at least half of an employee’s monthly premium to sponsor a plan. Also, small businesses do not have the options that are afforded to larger companies because of the ability to mitigate risk with a large number of people on the plan. It is extremely important to understand your budget and have the capital to

afford a plan for years on end. Lastly, employees that qualify for subsidies on a plan via healthcare.gov may elect to waive employer plans for a more affordable option there.

All these items said, the answer to the posed question is “it depends”! It depends on your budget. It depends on the purpose of the policies being placed. It depends on the trajectory of your business. It depends on the amount of participation of employees within your benefits plan. It all just simply depends on your situation and analyzing all the components.

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Congratulations to Dr. Brent Taylor and first class ever of board-certified mohs surgeons Brought to you by – Premier Dermatology and Mohs Surgery of Atlanta Congratulations go out to dermatologists who passed the first ever Mohs surgery board exam. In an effort to ensure a consistent base level of knowledge among physicians claiming expertise in micrographic surgery, the dermatology community banded together to approve and formally recognize the subspecialty of “Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery” aka Mohs surgery. Formal recognition means that micrographic dermatologic surgery is now one of the subspecialties recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties and is now governed by the American Board of Dermatology.

Named after Dr. Frederic Mohs who pioneered the technique, Mohs surgery is a technique for removing skin cancer that involves removing a cancer in “layers” or stages, examining the edges of the removed tissue under a microscope and continuing to remove cancer until the margins are clear of tumor. Mohs surgery has long been the gold standard method for curing most skin cancers, with cure rates for most tumors treated with Mohs surgery exceeding 99%.

The certifying exam was held from October 4th-8th, 2021. This eight hour,

one day exam tests knowledge considered critical within the field of Mohs surgery. Tested content includes such topics as how to troubleshoot problems in the Mohs laboratory, how best to repair the wounds that result from Mohs surgery, and pitfalls when diagnosing cancer under a microscope.

Test-takers were warned that they would likely have to wait up to 12 weeks for results. After much anticipation, results are in, and those who passed can now claim to be “board certified” not only in dermatology but also in micrographic surgery.

A critical piece of information for patients seeking out a Mohs surgeon is that it remains as important as ever to ensure that your Mohs surgeon is fellowship-trained and is a member of the American College of Mohs Surgery (information available at www.mohscollege.org). Surprisingly, completing a fellowship in Mohs surgery was not a prerequisite for taking this new board exam. Until 2025, any board-certified dermatologist who claims to practice Mohs surgery will be allowed to take the exam, even if Mohs surgery is a minor part of his or her practice and even if

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Premier: Continued from Page 4 the doctor did not perform a fellowship.

These individuals will be “grandfathered in.” From 2025 on, the exam will only be open to those who have completed a fellowship in Mohs surgery, but all who pass the exam prior to that time will have the opportunity to maintain board certification permanently without a fellowship.

Mohs surgery fellowships are one to two year apprenticeships in which a dermatologist is trained by an experienced Mohs surgeon in the facets of skin cancer diagnosis, treatment and wound reconstruction. Being “board certified” means that one has a certain base level of knowledge. But being a fellowshiptrained member of the American College of Mohs Surgery means that one has been formally trained in Mohs surgery during an intensive additional one to two years of tutelage with a mentor Mohs surgeon. This training includes handson experience with difficult and challenging cases and experience that, in this author’s opinion, cannot be gleaned from textbooks alone. Understanding the testable nuances of surgery versus actually being able to perform surgery on a patient with a desirable outcome are two

totally different propositions.

For now, finding a Mohs surgeon with the strongest verifiable credentials means ensuring that your physician is fellowship-trained in Mohs surgery and is board certified not only in dermatology but also in Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery (MDS).

If the reader has a friend or relative outside of Georgia, then this is up-tothe-minute, current advice for how to identify a maximally credentialed Mohs surgeon.

If the reader is fortunate enough to live in the wonderful state of Georgia, then if you or a loved one has a skin cancer or a skin care need, please consider Premier Dermatology and Mohs Surgery of Atlanta. Dr. Brent Taylor and Kathryn Filipek, PA-C are delighted to help you achieve your skin health goals.

Dr. Taylor graduated from Harvard in three years, is board certified in dermatology, board certified in micrographic dermatologic surgery (Mohs surgery), fellowship-trained in Mohs surgery and venous medicine and certified by the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine in treating venous disease. Kathryn Filipek has greater than 15 years of dermatology experience with expertise in medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology.

Again, congratulations to the first ever group of board certified Mohs surgeons, class of 2021!

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