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About Chip Hart

As a dynamic and motivating speaker, Chip leads educational seminars and consults for pediatric professionals nationwide for organizations like the AAP, state chapter AAP programs, the MGMA, and various physician and hospital organizations around the country. Chip was a member of the CCHIT Child Health Work Group and is a member of the CDC Clinical Decision Support and Children’s Model EHR Format working groups. Chip contributes articles on practice management and health care information technology for Pediatric Coding Alert, the AAP’s SOAPM Newsletter, Medical Group Management Association, The Independent Pediatrician and more. Chip lives in Vermont with his wife and their two sons.

Specialties/
Expertise

  • Pediatric Practice
  • Child Health
  • Personalized Medicine
  • Electronic Health Records
  • Insurance
  • Compensation Packages
  • Behavioral Health
  • Independent Pediatrician

PCC Users' Conference

07/15/25

Join us July 15th –18th 2025, when our PCC family will convene once again in Winooski’s sister city of South Burlington, VT, for our annual Users’ Conference! The theme for this year’s event is Building Something Awesome! So watch your step and put on your hard hats: together we are celebrating all of the things we can build together.

You do not need to be a PCC client to attend virtually for free.

https://www.pcc.com/uc-2025/

NJAAP Integrated Care for Kids

04/30/25

Paul Vanchiere and I are getting 1/2 the band back together to discuss payor contract negotiation (as we did at the AAP NCE and PCC UC).

Florida AAP - Future of Pediatrics

08/29/25

The Future of Pediatric Practice (FPP) is the annual conference of the Florida Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics. Hosted over Labor Day weekend each year, the conference attracts pediatric health care professionals from around the state of Florida and across the country. With plenary presentations led by experts in pediatrics, interactive workshops, wellness activities, a medical student research forum, a competitive resident forum, and plenty of time for networking, FPP2025 offers something for everyone. See the full agenda, speaker line-up, partner opportunities, and more at futureofpediatrics.org.

Blogs/Chip Hart

2025 RVU Analysis Part 1 - GPCI Comparison

Every year, I dig into the latest RVU release to understand how the changes will affect my clients and other independent pediatric practices. Since 2020, it's been a somewhat muted endeavor because all the payors strenuously avoid using any newer RVU...
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Women In Pediatrics Retreat 2025

Just before COVID, I met with one of my clients, a solo female pediatrician. I ran through all of the typical consulting topics I cover - raise your prices, do more well visits, negotiate those contracts - and something clicked in my brain that I was...
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What If All The Smart People Were In One Place?

What if all the smart people were in one place? Like, say, at the 2024 AAP NCE? The lineup of speakers and topics is excellent again (as I shared previously), and even the incoming specter of Hurricane Helene isn't enough to dampen my enthusiasm. I h...
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Podcasts/Chip Hart

Available on iTunes
I've had a busy summer and just wrapped up my time at the Florida AAP chapter's "Future of Pediatrics" annual event. Thank you to those who stopped by to say hello! In a few short weeks, it will be time for the 2024 Pediatric CEO event, which I'm really excited for. I think there are a few seats left. I write, however, to draw your attention to two free resources that every pediatric practice should have bookmarked!
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