2014 Spring Cleaning
Piles of news backed up in my inbox.
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Content that Helps You Manage
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Busy in 2014!
Someday, I hope our grandchildren will look back at 2014 and say, "Oh, remember all of those crazy things people used to do with silly ICD codes?" My feelings about the impending ICD-10 delay are mixed but lean towards disappointment. I feel particul...
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More January 2014 Visit Volume Research
Last week, I posted some data about national visit volume that I hope made clear that the perceived dip in the January 2014 visit volume was largely cyclical and weather related. Sure, there are some practices whose variance isn't explained so easily...
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Some Interesting Pediatric Practice Management Podcast Updates
Before I post more data about the January visit volume, I should quickly highlight two recent podcasts Brandon and I did recently.
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Public Service Announcements
While we wait for me to do Part II of the Great January 2014 Visit Analysis, I have three news items to share now for fear that they get buried in the next post.
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January 2014 Visit Volume
[Back from vacation!]
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Hourly Costs (Snow Days)
From an intrepid reader:
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Pediatrician As Specialist (CA AAP Chapter 1 in Tahoe)
All the cool people - well, cool people plus myself - will be gathering at the Resort of Squaw Creek in Lake Tahoe, CA from April 25 to 27, 2014 for the CA AAP Chapter 1 meeting. Coolest of all will be Susanne Madden, who is going to discuss PCMH. I ...
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Podcasts/Chip Hart
I have a lot to share, suddenly. Details about The Great Downcoding (AETNA!), the 2026 RVU values, oh - and my new podcast. But this news is more timely.
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