I had an interesting conversation the other day with the sales head of one of the big EHR/PM systems (you've heard of them) who bragged to me about their lobbyists down in Washington DC and implied how he, as a result, is more aware of what's "really...
A few weeks ago, over on PedTalk, I promised I'd make a public walk-through of an insurance fee schedule offering so folks can see the math that I like to do. We're opening Pandora's Box here and I don't want this entry to be 10 pages long, so we're ...
The other day, I posted our new Sick:Well visit benchmarks that take into account the -25 modifier usage. I remarked that there appeared to be an interesting dip in the benchmark in 2004 and asked if anyone had an explanation.
Within the AAP, there are some fairly strict/arcane/goofy rules about campaigning for AAP President-Elect. Most AAP members here are aware of how it works.
While I was at Skytop lecturing last week, I ran into JR Vought - actually, he literally ran into me on purpose - who proceeded to do what he usually does in my classes, which is ask me questions which are somewhere between really good and yanking my...
A long time ago, PCC came up with the concept of an important pediatric clinical measurement, the Sick-to-Well Visit ratio. The concept was straightforward: how could we encapsulate, in a single number, a practice's focus on providing preventive care...
First, I just got back from a great weekend at Skytop Lodge, where I spoke for the Goryeb Children's Hospital. Had an excellent time, hung out with some old friends, learned a lot. This may be the best pediatric conference to which to bring a family ...
I had a great time speaking to Drs. Bravo and Rogu on their growing podcast, The Pediatric Lounge, to discuss the state of independent pediatricians and the use of data in a pediatric practice. They are cranking out episodes (which is a good thing) and anyone who supports independent pediatricians should tune in to their effort. What they are doing takes a tremendous amount of work and their guest list is amazing (well, besides me). They turned our conversation into back-to-back episodes (32 and 33), "Independent Pediatric Practice 2022" and "Data Data Data and Managing a Pediatric Office." If you prefer video, you catch up on their YouTube channel.
