Blogs/Chip Hart
Sharing for those among us who know someone who might be interested in contributing to this study. Straight from the flyer from the Shriners Pediatric Burn Outcome Group: A new burn-specific, patient-reported outcome metric for teenagers 12-19 years ...
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Pediatric Volume in 2026 (so far!)
The comment I get the most lately - it's not really a question - is that practice volumes are down. [Some] practices are feeling it - when your revenue drops by 5%, your ownership return can drop 10-15-20% easily and that hurts. But I also see practi...
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The AAP's First New Vaccine IFS (Immunization Fact Sheet)!
They said they were going to do it, and they did. The AAP has produced its first Immunization Fact Sheet (IFS) to contrast with what we presume will be a CDC anti-science VIS released soon.
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Pediatric CEO and Trusted Messenger Program - Two Amazing Events
I want to draw your attention to two of the most important and impactful events in the pediatric space (and update you on another).
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2026 - New Immunization Administration Measuring Tool
When I dig into practice productivity during a consulting gig, I focus a lot on immunizations. Now that so many of you do a decent job with E&Ms and some of you even do well at recall, vaccines have taken over as the source of the biggest money l...
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Vaccine Business Viability Analysis
TL;DR: It's easier to calculate your vaccine profitability (if it exists!) now. See below.
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How much are the vaccines in your fridge worth?
#17 on the List of Things I've Always Wanted To Know But Hadn't Taken The Time To Figure Out - how much vaccine is in your fridge at any given time? And what are those vaccines worth? An interesting math problem, but a fair amount of work and require...
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Bringing Genomic Medicine to Your Pediatric Office
A few years ago, if I told you that eventually you'd be expected to order genomic testing, you would have laughed and gone back to referring patients to genetics. Not because you can't understand the testing. Because the healthcare system trained you...
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Podcasts/Chip Hart
I'd like to introduce Charting the Future, a new pediatric podcast featuring independent pediatricians from around the country.
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