Prior Authorization Letter
Boy, I love it when my readers do all the work for me. I encourage the rest of you to do the same.
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insurance
Small Practice Takes On Big Payer, Round 77
Over on PartnerTalk (the PCC user mailing list), one of our clients mentioned trying to get UHC to the table three times and failing. I pointed out that the insurance companies have no motivation to pay attention to a small pediatric practice until y...
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We Win Insurance Fight #750
Yet another unscripted example of a client successfully fighting the managed care companies for a better fee schedule. Verbatim:
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UHC Buys Healthnet -D'oh!
OK, I admit that I missed the original headline. I was busy in FL at the Users' Conference. But here it is:
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Chronic Disease Management 101
I might be at an all-time backup on blog entries, but wanted to share this article quickly. After doing two classes about this very example here at the UC in the last 24 hours, Lynn sent me this piece about the very example I use! Way to go, Lynn.
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Oxford Shenanigans
A few weeks ago, Dr. Stoller sent me this (and I have just been too swamped to keep up):
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Fighting For Pediatric Stimulus
I had an interesting conversation the other day with the sales head of one of the big EHR/PM systems (you've heard of them) who bragged to me about their lobbyists down in Washington DC and implied how he, as a result, is more aware of what's "really...
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Red Alert - Changes to First Data Bank AWP!
An eagle-eyed resource sent me this today:
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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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