The Verden Effect
A couple weeks ago, the Verden Alert gave me this little notice about Oxford:
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Ingenix and Open Source in the Same Title?!
It's Friday, I have a head-cold and sore throat, and all the pressure of farm/T-ball coaching has gotten to me. So, today, I am going to let someone else do all the work.
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More Practical use of OpenSource In Healthcare
In a way, this reference below could have nothing to do with healthcare. It could be about a bank or software company or real estate agency as much as a hospital, but I think folks need to see their peers in action for it to hit home. Bottom line: ev...
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Fun with CCHIT (New Child Health Certification Criteria)
CCHIT has announced the new optional Child Health Certification Criteria. Click on the link, read the PDF, get a sense of what hoops the pediatric EHR world is going to have to jump through shortly.
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More 99050, 99051, 99053, 99058 Madness
As promised, I will show you the money.
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Google's Health Application
After the fall AAP meeting, I wrote about the inherent dangers of Microsoft's new Health portal. It should be no surprise that Google has gotten into the act - there are hundreds of millions of dollars in ad revenue at stake here, and that's without ...
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After-Hours Codes And Other Scheduling-Based Codes (99050, 99051, 99053, 99058)
In 2008, the CPT definition of the classic "after-hours" codes changed. Gone is all the rigmarole about whether your hours are "posted" or whether your patients know you are open on weekends and all the other commentary that used to convince our clie...
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Final 96110 and More Personalized Medicine
I have some fascinating data about the after hours, etc., codes (9905x) coming, but I wanted to share these two followup tidbits before I forget:
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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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