2 ideas are worth a look.
For dermatology clinics, selling to dermatologists and dermatology practice managers. We explored 6 ideas and searched for each one. 4 already exist.
Already exists, so we dropped them
- Prior Auth Photo PacketDermatology EHRs and prior auth services already build and track these packets for biologics. omnimd.com
- Dermpath Send-Out LogPathology lab software already tracks specimens end to end, including send-outs and pending status. novopath.com
- Clinic Staffing Swap BoardHealthcare staff scheduling software already lets staff request and swap shifts from a mobile app. shifton.com
- Derm Coding Cheat SheetPublished dermatology billing cheat sheets and code references already cover CPT and ICD-10 pairs. ucontrolbilling.com
Biopsy Result Tracker
Tracks every skin biopsy from the day it is taken to the day the result is told to the patient, so nothing sits unread in a fax pile.
- Who pays
- Dermatology practice manager or solo dermatologist
- The problem
- Patients say they wait days after the result is in the chart before anyone calls them. Staff say results arrive by fax and sit in a pile because no one owns the follow-up step.
- The gap
- Proscia Concentriq is lab-side image and pathologist workflow software. It does not track the clinic-side loop from biopsy taken to patient told. The clinic-side tracker for a dermatology office is not covered by the results found.
- Already out there
- Proscia Concentriq news.crunchbase.com
Digital pathology software for labs, health systems and pharma. It handles images and pathologist workflow, not clinic follow-up to the patient.
- Legendehr Mohs workflow legendehr.com
Dermatology EHR with stage-by-stage documentation and pathology result tracking. It is an EHR, so a practice already on it may not need a separate tracker.
- Proscia Concentriq news.crunchbase.com
- People asking for it
- Just got my biopsy report back reddit.com
Patient says results came in at 9:50 am and by 1:50 pm they had not heard anything.
- Lost Biopsies reddit.com
Commenter says the sample is usually lost at the lab and tells the patient to call in 1 to 2 weeks.
- Pushing for Biopsy reddit.com
Patient says they never saw the doctor until after the diagnosis and calls the wait a major problem in dermatology.
- Just got my biopsy report back reddit.com
- The big assumption
- Practice managers will pay for a standalone tracker when their EHR or their staff already claims to handle result follow-up.
- Test it this week
- Call 10 dermatology practice managers you know and ask to see their current biopsy log. Ask what happens when a result is not back in 7 days. Offer to run the log by hand for one week for free.
Mohs Lab Log
Replaces the paper Mohs lab log with a simple digital record of each stage, block and margin, shared between the Mohs surgeon and the histology tech.
- Who pays
- Mohs surgeon or Mohs lab manager
- The problem
- The Mohs lab runs on a paper log and the surgeon and tech shout stage numbers across the room. If the paper is misread or lost, the mapping between block, margin and stage is gone.
- The gap
- Legendehr covers Mohs documentation inside a full dermatology EHR, which is heavy and priced for the whole practice. The results show no small standalone digital Mohs lab log for a single surgeon and tech.
- Already out there
- Legendehr Mohs workflow legendehr.com
Full dermatology EHR with stage-by-stage Mohs documentation and CPT generation. It is a whole-practice system, not a light lab log.
- Laboratory Manual for Mohs Micrographic Surgery link.springer.com
A textbook on frozen tissue processing. It is reference material, not a tracking tool.
- Legendehr Mohs workflow legendehr.com
- People asking for it
- MOHS Tech reddit.com
A Mohs tech describes starting the role with no prior histology experience, which points to how much the job depends on local lab routine.
- Mohs was not what I was expecting reddit.com
Patient describes the surgeon scraping the bulk of the tumor and then taking more tissue, showing the repeated stage process.
- Mohs closure with plastics reddit.com
Patient says it took three passes, which shows how many stages a single case can run.
- MOHS Tech reddit.com
- The big assumption
- Mohs surgeons and techs will move off paper for a task they do at the bench with gloves on, where a screen is awkward.
- Test it this week
- Ask 5 Mohs surgeons or techs you know to show you their current paper log. Watch one case and time how often they write on it. Ask if they would use a tablet or phone at the bench.