Medical Spa Insider

Author: American Med Spa Association - AmSpa

AmSpa Founder and CEO, Alex Thiersch, takes an in-depth look at today's aesthetic entrepreneurs and what makes them successful.
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Is Your Med Spa Audit-Ready? The Compliance Risk Owners Underestimate
Episode 449
Wednesday, 4 November, 2026

If a regulator walked into your med spa today, would your daily operations match your written policies? In this episode of Medical Spa Insider, host Alex Thiersch talks with Joel Slesinger, CHC, CPHC, senior compliance professional at MedSafe, about the compliance risk he’d tell every med spa owner to address first: improper or absent physician oversight. Drawing on 25 years in dental, medical and aesthetic compliance, Joel explains why owners underestimate the rules, how a single new hire can unravel a compliant practice, and why cookie-cutter programs create liability. Plus, learn how to prepare for an audit and take the first steps toward a compliance program your team will actually follow. Discussion points include: 11:05 The Physician Oversight Gap 14:32 Putting Policies Into Practice 17:35 Making Training Stick Through Turnover 19:13 Avoiding Cookie-Cutter Compliance 24:50 Preparing for Audits and Inspections