In April, 2020, Paul Vanchiere and I fired off a quick webinar to address the growing COVID-19 pandemic. We thought we might get 50? 100? attendees. We had over 300 on that first night, as I recall.
This roller coaster has been a rough ride. The two biggest pediatric droughts in history - March/April 2020 and January/February 2021 - up against the busiest times in pediatric history - January/February 2020 and now August/September 2021.
As intrepid readers know, this community has created a really cool Pediatric Practice Management Calendar - initially inspired by Dr. Sue Berman, the results have expanded over the years. You can read about it here.
I've been working on a little project relating to the impact of COVID on pediatric preventive care (a weird silver lining to the pandemic) and I realized I was holding some data in my hand that some on SOAPM have been interested in lately. So I'm sha...
We all know it will be years before we understand the broader impact of COVID on the health of children, but I'm doing my best to measure what I can now. I've highlighted two other clinical issues (obesity and unequal flu shot distribution) already, ...
I have a lot to share, suddenly. Details about The Great Downcoding (AETNA!), the 2026 RVU values, oh - and my new podcast. But this news is more timely.
