New Pediatric Practices - Who Are They? [Part 3]
I hope some of you are still following. Because this is the fun part.
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Excellent AAP Response to CMS Coding Changes
"As such, the Academy is profoundly disappointed that CMS not only continues to bundle these services (ie, status indicator “B”) but fails to publish the RUC-recommended values for these codes."
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Meet With Me at the NCE
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VFC Vaccine Survey
About a year ago, I posted a link to a survey for anyone here who gives VFC vaccines. If you do, please take 3 minutes to respond to this. The AAP is working hard to get VFC flu shot distribution fixed.
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Seminars, NCE, and ICD-10!
I will be in Orlando on December 3 and 4th as part of the Coding Conferences event. I'm teaching classes about setting prices, compensation models, and paying employed clinicians. Come see me! If you're really interested, let me know and I can offer ...
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PCMH's Impact on Cost and Quality?
I am, as a rule, a big fan of the PCMH concept. The process for recognition and the inability to get those outside your circle to participate - namely, specialists are other things entirely, of course. Even with those caveats, PCMH remains perhaps th...
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AAP's Alternative Payment Models Webinars
Readers of this blog should be interested in the following announcement:
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VFC Flu Vaccine Delay Survey
Yes, I am asking you to complete another survey. But it's vital and fast - and needs to be done this weekend! And the topic is especially timely. Our last survey here got picked up by the national media. Let's see what we can do here to change VFC va...
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Podcasts/Chip Hart
I had a great time speaking to Drs. Bravo and Rogu on their growing podcast, The Pediatric Lounge, to discuss the state of independent pediatricians and the use of data in a pediatric practice. They are cranking out episodes (which is a good thing) and anyone who supports independent pediatricians should tune in to their effort. What they are doing takes a tremendous amount of work and their guest list is amazing (well, besides me). They turned our conversation into back-to-back episodes (32 and 33), "Independent Pediatric Practice 2022" and "Data Data Data and Managing a Pediatric Office." If you prefer video, you catch up on their YouTube channel.
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