• OSHA Updates Guidance for Protecting Healthcare and Social Service Workers From Workplace Violence

    April 7, 2015

    In 2013, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported more than 23,000 significant injuries due to assault at work. More than 70 percent [...]

  • Houston Court Brings the Heat in Payer Provider Case

    March 25, 2015

    A recent Texas District Court case took the usually frustrating ERISA dynamics applicable in payer provider disputes and upended them in a [...]

  • Prominent New York Hospital Fined $201,000 by OSHA

    February 2, 2015

    An anonymous tip from an employee has resulted in New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Medical Center being hit with $201,000 in OSHA fines [...]

  • UK Medi-Spa Cosmetic Surgeon Certification Rules to Change

    January 23, 2015

    The UK’s Royal College of Surgeons wants a new system to certify surgeons for separate cosmetic procedures to prevent doctors from carrying [...]

  • What to Expect From OSHA in 2015

    January 19, 2015

     Following the recent shift in power after the midterm elections in November, much uncertainty remains as to whether the Occupational Safety and [...]

  • Some Travel Companies Offer Help in Expediting California Licensing Process

    January 15, 2015

    California has long been a sort of Holy Grail to travel nursing. The state offers endless jobs and the highest pay rate. [...]

  • Want to be a Medical Director at a Medical Spa? Beware

    January 31, 2014

    By Renee E. Coover, JDAs medical spas continue to increase in popularity across the country, more physicians are wanting in on this [...]

  • News You Can Use – January 21, 2014

    January 21, 2014

    Top 10 Spa & Wellness Trends Spanning the GlobeSpafinder Wellness 365 recently released its 11th annual trends report, reporting on where, why [...]

  • Dentists grinding their teeth to get into the medical spa arena … but is it legal?

    November 26, 2013

    (Note: See an updated article on this topic here.)The medical spa industry is exploding with innovative technology, advanced face and body treatments [...]

  • Wisconsin takes center stage

    November 25, 2013

    Happy Turkey Day! There’s so much to be thankful for here at AmSpa, especially for all of our Badgers who’ve signed up [...]

  • News You Can Use – October 28, 2013

    October 28, 2013

    Botox: Can the wrinkle fighter erase depression?A recent study in the Journal of Psychiatric Research has found that 6 weeks after one [...]