Psoriasis Doctors Honors Psoriasis Awareness Month

The Psoriasis Doctors Website has published new, robust psoriasis resources from dermatologists in honor of Psoriasis Awareness Month. Psoriasis Doctors covers a wide range of psoriasis and skin care topics, including plaque psoriasis, corticosteroids, Vectical, PUVA, and new biologics, such as Remicade and Humira.

The Psoriasis Doctors Website is part of the "From Your Doctor" service from Vivacare Inc. The From Your Doctor service enables leading dermatologists to easily create their own customizable education resource for their patients, including a Patient Education Library with patient handouts and a Patient Newsletter that delivers skin care updates via email. Dermatologists who have authored particularly useful content regarding psoriasis management are highlighted on the Psoriasis Doctors Website.

Sponsored by the National Psoriasis Foundation every August, Psoriasis Awareness Month is dedicated to raising awareness, educating the public and dispelling myths about psoriasis. The National Psoriasis Foundation works year-round to improve the lives of people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Medication Savings Available with Rebate Coupons on Vivacare Service

Patient education service provider Vivacare has made medication rebate coupons available as part of its online service for medical practices to improve clinical care and patient satisfaction. Patients that refer to their own doctor's Website can now access rebate coupons for medication savings if they are available online from the manufacturer.

For example, Hilary Baldwin, M.D., a dermatologist in New York and Past President of the American Acne and Rosacea Society (AARS) has made medication rebate coupons available for a variety of dermatologic medications for skin conditions.

In addition, Vivacare has populated the Patient Education Library with medication handouts that offer patients with details about the drugs they have been prescribed, including possible side effects. For instance, Eliot Mostow, M.D., a dermatologist in Akron, Ohio, includes the "Acne Medicine Tips" handout on his Patient Education Library to help his acne patients understand how to apply acne medicines and manage the irritation that often results from the use of acne medicines.

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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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"Psoriasis Doctors" Provides Psoriasis Information from Skin Care Experts

"Psoriasis Doctors", launched July 1, 2009, provides dermatologist-authored health education content to help people with psoriasis to understand their treatment option and manage their skin condition.

The Psoriasis Doctors Website is part of the "From Your Doctor"service from Vivacare Inc. that highlights Dermatologists who have authored particularly useful content regarding psoriasis management. For instance, Helen Torok, M.D. with Trillium Creek Dermatology of Medina, Ohio, published information about phototherapy services offered by her practice that appears on Psoriasis Doctors.

The content covers a wide range of psoriasis topics, including psoriasis basics, psoriasis types, psoriasis severity, topical medications (clobetasol, Vectical), phototherapy (PUVA, UVB), and new "biologics" (Amevive, Enbrel, Humira, Remicade, and Stelara).

Vivacare expands Patient Education Service to Improve Allergy Care

Allergists can now use Vivacare to create a customizable health information resource for their patients that includes practical information about allergies, asthma, atopic dermatitis, and anaphylaxis to improve allergy care and patient satisfaction.

Vivacare enables allergists to create their own online patient education resource. Patients with asthma, and other allergic or immunologic conditions that are looking for health information online, can now receive that information from the source they trust most… their own allergist.

By enrolling for a Vivacare account, allergists receive a practice-branded Online Patient Education Library pre-loaded with patient handouts covering a wide variety of allergic conditions (i.e. allergic rhinitis, asthma, atopic dermatitis), and treatments (i.e. corticosteroids, antihistamines and immunotherapy.) Allergists can further customize the content to better reflect their professional opinion.

Acne Doctors Updated for National Acne Awareness Month

The “Acne Doctors” Website, an in-depth dermatologist-authored resource regarding acne care, has been updated in honor of National Acne Awareness month.

The Acne Awareness month has been established by the the American Acne and Rosacea Society (AARS) to increase awareness of the prevalence of acne, its impact of acne on people’s lives and the many treatment options that are available. Acne is the most common skin disorder and most people will experience acne during their lifetime. Although common in teenagers, acne can persist in people into their 30's, particularly in women. This is the first year that Acne Awareness month has been recognized.

The Acne Doctors Website now includes practical tips on acne care, including medical reviews regarding on topical retinoids, new light treatments for acne, and medication rebate coupons for commonly used acne medications.

Find a Dermatologist: New Online Dermatology Directory

Vivacare Inc. launched its new Find a Dermatologist Directory with an online listing of over 2,000 leading dermatologists who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of skin conditions, such as acne, psoriasis, skin cancer and aging skin.

People seeking a dermatologist can refer to this directory to find skin care experts in their region.

The find a dermatologist resources is part of the FromYourDoctor service that provides a variety of patient education tools to dermatology practices.