Let’s be honest: Dermatology is kind of the cool kid in medicine. Skin is in. Procedures are booming. Aesthetics are Instagrammed. And patients? They’re lined up like Pop Mart just dropped a new Labubu.
But behind the scenes, past the polished reception desks and well-lit waiting rooms, is a pressure cooker.
There are just 12,000 dermatologists in the U.S. trying to serve over 70 million baby boomers. That’s not even counting millennials and Gen Z, who treat SPF like religion and consider Botox a wellness category. Practices are overwhelmed. Demand is up. Staff are exhausted. And the phone? It Never. Stops. Ringing.
If you manage a dermatology practice, this isn’t news to you.
A 2023 MGMA survey found that 58% of practices identified staffing – not patients, billing, or insurance – as their top challenge. Nearly half of healthcare workers report that their unit is understaffed. And the rest? They’re probably just too tired to say it out loud.
Burnout is everywhere.
A study from The Harris Poll revealed that 81% of medical office staff report symptoms of burnout. That’s not “I need a long lunch” tired, that’s full-on, soul-deep, system fatigue. And the biggest culprit? Administrative overload! An average of 34 hours a week just handling paperwork, calls, and faxes.
Even doctors aren’t immune. Two out of three physicians say they’re burned out too, with up to 40% of their time spent on administrative work. Not patient care. Not procedure planning. Paperwork.
Let’s get something straight: AI isn’t about replacing humans. This isn’t a Black Mirror episode. It’s about giving humans a fighting chance in a system that’s overly manual, fragmented, and, let’s say it, stuck in the 1990s.
Today, 71% of U.S. healthcare organizations are using some form of AI. It’s not a trend; it’s a response. Because when your front desk is drowning in calls and referrals are sitting in inboxes like unsorted socks, something’s got to give.
In dermatology, AI is showing up in all the right places:
And guess what? It works. Really well.
Let’s not pretend all AI is the same. A chatbot isn’t going to untangle your fax queue or make your referral team magically scale overnight.
That’s why Medsender was built specifically for healthcare admin workflows, especially for specialties like dermatology where the volume is high, and the paperwork is relentless.
Here’s what we’ve seen in the field:
And all of it – every workflow – is EHR agnostic and plug-and-play. No overhaul. No retraining. Just clean, efficient automation where it matters.
Dermatology is scaling fast, but your front desk can’t. Your team is innovative, but they’re buried. Your providers are talented, but they’re losing hours to admin drag.
AI isn’t the future. It’s the fix.
So, the real question isn’t “Should we use AI?”
It’s “Why are we still doing this the hard way?”
Want to see what Medsender could do for your practice?
Schedule a demo, and we’ll show you how we’re helping dermatology teams save time, reduce burnout, and stay ahead of demand.
