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Clearinghouse Bullying

A good friend remarked that my blog is a little "stale" these days, and she was right. I am so caught up in putting out fires these days - ARRA, PCMH, portal design, etc. - that I forget to come back here.
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AAP NCE Redux

Short of riding the mechanical bulls on Bourbon Street, I think we fulfilled our social requirements at the AAP NCE this week. I starting making a list of people I got to greet, but gave up after 50. And it always remains a treat to meet people I've ...
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One Pediatrician's Pre-ACO Experience

Here's a PCC client speaking about his localized ACO/hospital experience. I spoke with him a few times during the process and the message I think we kept coming back to is that the hospital is rarely a pediatrician's friend.
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10 Dirty Negotiation Tactics and How to Beat Them

I believe my first series of blog posts years ago were specifically about insurance negotiation tactics. It's been a while, and John Canning sent me this link to share. Although it's a bit sp[censored], I can certainly confirm that I've seen the insu...
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Podcasts/Chip Hart

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I'd like to introduce Charting the Future, a new pediatric podcast featuring independent pediatricians from around the country.
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