I didn't think I'd have time this morning, but here's what I can do in 15 minutes:

How's this for breaking news? Here's a sneak phone-camera shot of Dr. Lander presenting a well deserving Dr. Francis with the Buzzy award.

My meeting with the Pediafed folks was fascinating! I'll have some more to report in the not-too-distant future, I suspect, but it turns out that we have more common goals than I originally...

I am in San Fran, getting ready for tomorrow's AAP NCE meeting. Well, many of the meetings have already started, but the big exhibit hall doesn't open until tomorrow. I had hoped to pick up some of...

First, I just "love" messages like this:

When asked to address the nature of an IPA on the SOAPM list recently, this is what Chip Harbaugh (the other Chip Har...) had to say. It is worth repeating. I have taken mild grammatic liberty

This month's AAP News has some great news and some congratulations are in order to some PCC friends and family.

At the annual AAP NCE meeting in SF next week, we'll be eating and drinking a lot as usual. We'd - and I! - would be delighted to see you if you're there. Even better, if you're a SOAPM member, make...

I don't think this is archived on the AAP WWW site, yet, but the Private Payor Advocacy group just released the following:

Two words that go well together.

Recently, I shared an example of insurance company shenanigans reported to me by a customer.  Since then, I've seen at least two or three other examples on places like the "Financial Management...

Update: to see if your BCBS is part of the settlement, check this AMA map [links removed].

I was reading "The 2006 Fee Schedule Survey: POWER to the PAYERS" article from Physicians Practice magazine, as many of us in this business often do, and I realized that a) I never compared their...

I wonder what kind of stories the reps tell when they get back to the mothership after a day among the serfs? "Boy, I got this one practice to sign that confidentiality agreement by telling them that...