Rosacea afflicts 16 million Americans and most of them don’t know it, but the public can now learn more about this chronic skin disorder from their own dermatologist.

Now, as part of Rosacea Awareness Month, leading dermatologists are helping the public learn more about this chronic skin disorder and the availability of safe and effective treatment options.

Vivacare has provided in-depth rosacea education resources to the 3,000 dermatologists that use Vivacare’s “From Your Doctor” patient education service. Vivacare has expanded the patient education content regarding rosacea to include patient handouts about the different subtypes of rosacea and rosacea treatment options, including topical medications (Finacea®, MetroGel®), oral medications (Oracea®), surgical procedures, IPL for rosacea, and a rosacea diary.

Dr. Mark Becker, pediatrician and President of Vivacare said that “by providing dermatologists with in-depth resources about rosacea, we help them inform their communities about this under diagnosed skin condition and the availability of safe and effective treatments.”

Dr. William Paronish provides his expert opinion about the use of Latisse for eyelash growth.

He reports that, "Across the board our results have been excellent resulting in a very happy group of patients and side effects have been minimal. Mild irritation is very common the first week but quickly resolves spontaneously."

Dr. Paronish added that "The only reason I've had to stop Latisse so far has been because of darkening in the lateral cheek region that resulted from the lid application of the product which resolved quickly with discontinuation of the product."

Dr. William Paronish is in private practice in Northern Cambria, Pennsylvania. He uses Vivacare's "From Your Doctor" patient education service to provide his patients with access to practical health information to improve clinical care and patient satisfaction.

Psoriasis Expert Steve Feldman, M.D. Provides Patient Education Service to Patients.

Dermatologist, psoriasis expert, and author, Steve Feldman, M.D. understands the importance of physician-patient communication as a key component of patient satisfaction and medication adherence.

By creating a patient education library with Vivacare. Dr. Feldman provides his patients with convenient access to a variety of skin care resources to help them better understand their skin condition and dermatological treatment options.

Because of Dr. Feldman’ expertise in psoriasis, including topical corticosteroids, phototherapy, and new psoriasis medications, including Vectical and “biologics”, he has been highlighted on the "Psoriasis-Doctors" Website, a resource for patients and health consumers seeking advice on psoriasis directly from psoriasis experts.

Dr. Steve Feldman is Professor of Pathology (Anatomic Pathology) and Dermatology at Wake Forest Univeristy Baptist Medical Center. Dr. Feldman also serves as Chief Medical Editor of Skin & Aging magazine, a professional publication for dermatologists, and is the founder of DrScore. He is also the author of “Compartments”, a book that explores the unseen world of healthcare.

Time and Money Savings with Vivacare Patient Education Service

Vivacare's patient education service helps medical practices to save time and money. By helping physicians and their office staff to efficiently deliver practice health information following office visits, the use of Vivacare leads to reduced practice costs, improved practice workflow and increased patient satisfaction.

"Vivacare is an excellent patient education resource tool," says Kate Othus, MHA Administrator of Portland Dermatology Clinic, LLP.. "Our Internet savvy patients are directed to our website and if they want more information about their disease - it's all right there. The service saves us hundreds of dollars per month in handout copying and brochure costs while also supporting our efforts to 'go green". Patients have the option to then print any of our handouts themselves, or simply review online."

Vivacare Inc. provides medical practices with the "From Your Doctor" patient education service. Enrolled practices receive a variety of Web-based patient education tools at no cost, including a Patient Education Library and Patient eNewsletter function.

Recent upgrades to the Patient Education Library enable physicians with no programming skills to personalize the content to reflect their unique approach to care. Patient handouts appear online with the practice's name at the top and can be printed conveniently by the patient at home. By using vivacare, medical practices can fulfill their patients' desire for online health education with minimal effort by simply telling them "go to our Website".

The Patient eNewsletter function provides medical practices with a paperless means to announce new services, staff hires, awards, or community events. vivacare recently began enhancing the Patient eNewsletter with specialty-specific medical news stories to provide patients with practical and up-to-date health information.

Dr. Ron Reece, a dermatologist in Redding, California shared how offering patient education resources online helped his practice reach new patients. "I find that having an informative website is important to attracting potential patients and for educating patients that I already have. To that end "Vivacare" has enhanced my website," said Dr. Reece.

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