Pediatric Visit Rates, Regional Post-Recession
As promised, before I go to Africa, please find some pediatric data gold.
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I'm Going To Africa
Last fall, Dr. Stoller called me. "Do you know anyone who can do general repair like light carpentry or electrical work, is pretty technical, likes to take pictures, and can write about the kids we perform surgeries on in Ghana?" Hmmm, let me think.
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Friends On-line
As I fall further behind with my blog postings, I must point to two recent additions to the on-line world (well, OK, three):
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Cyber SLAPPed!
These things always happen when I can least afford to spend time working on them. When I leave town, for example, and can't get my mail...PedTalk usually explodes. This time, it's school break and we received the following at PCC:
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'Comparision of House-passed Senate-amended, and final Stimulus Conference Report'
My thanks to Dr. Gewanter who shared this 5 page PDF excerpt from a larger report developed by Patton Boggs LLP that, as the title implies, provides a ''Comparison of House-passed, Senate-amended, and final Stimulus Conference Report."
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Recession and Pediatrics, Detail I
Pardon my brief absence. I start a piece every day and then get distracted by some shiny object and don't return. OK, maybe I'm being distracted by some really fun sites.
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Verden Group, Telephone Codes, Harvard Pilgrim
I was paging through my daily Verden Alerts and I noticed that Harvard Pilgrim had released a new set of payment policies regarding E&M codes. In fact, you can read it here on their WWW site, Verden just makes this a lot easier. I suspect that mo...
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The Recession and Pediatrics, Part II
Igor and I have continued to follow up on the recession and its impact on our pediatric clients and have discovered some interesting results. We published a formal interview with the two of us here, the teaser follows:
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Podcasts/Chip Hart
I've had a busy summer and just wrapped up my time at the Florida AAP chapter's "Future of Pediatrics" annual event. Thank you to those who stopped by to say hello! In a few short weeks, it will be time for the 2024 Pediatric CEO event, which I'm really excited for. I think there are a few seats left. I write, however, to draw your attention to two free resources that every pediatric practice should have bookmarked!
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