Pediatricians Roll at CCHIT!
Some live-blogging from CCHIT.
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Hospital Discharge Coding
My apologies for the long absence. I've been ridiculously busy getting ready for next week and have been on the road too much.
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Oxford Shenanigans
A few weeks ago, Dr. Stoller sent me this (and I have just been too swamped to keep up):
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Fighting For Pediatric Stimulus
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...
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Red Alert - Changes to First Data Bank AWP!
An eagle-eyed resource sent me this today:
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A Real Live Insurance Fee Schedule Analysis
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 ...
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2004 Sick-to-Well Analysis
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.
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Anne Francis, M.D. for AAP President-Elect
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.
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Podcasts/Chip Hart
I'd like to introduce Charting the Future, a new pediatric podcast featuring independent pediatricians from around the country.
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