AI coding tools are flooding dermatology. The seven vendor questions that separate real tools from compliance exposure on your bottom line.

Practices buy RPA for judgment work and AI for button-pushing. Where each belongs in plastic surgery billing — our companion to PS2PM’s AI guide.

Specialty EMR integrations 2026: which platforms have real APIs, which AI scribes actually write back, what clearinghouse sits underneath, and what to ask.

EMR market share claims, traced: where ModMed’s 40%, Symplast’s 10%, and Best in KLAS actually come from — and how to read the numbers before you buy.

Free-flap breast reconstruction (CPT 19364: DIEP, fTRAM, SIEA, GAP) is WHCRA-mandated. The S-code sunset and co-surgeon billing decide what it pays.

Does your EMR’s AI actually exist yet? A vendor-by-vendor 2026 scorecard of specialty EMR/EHR AI — what shipped, what’s roadmap, and what to ask.

Endovenous vein ablation (36475 RF, 36478 laser) is covered for documented saphenous reflux after a failed compression trial — not for spider veins or appearance.

Breast reduction (CPT 19318) coverage isn’t only the Schnur gram threshold — two documented symptoms can qualify it, and prior auth decides whether it pays.

Functional blepharoplasty (CPT 15823) is covered only when excess eyelid skin blocks vision — and the visual field test, not the photo, is what proves it.

What’s new in plastic surgery and dermatology EMRs for 2026 — Nextech, ModMed, Symplast, EZDERM, and more — and how to pick the best fit for your practice.