Last week, there was discussion on the SOAPM list about HPV coverage rates and the factors that affect it. There is some consensus that the importance of this vaccine is more difficult to communicate to parents as many of them (illogically) relate it...
A few weeks ago, I covered the first round of results from the survey produced by Physicians' Alliance that examined the impact of EHRs on time and productivity in the primary care market. The results were interesting, to say the least, and support t...
Every now and then, we get a pleasant surprise. I'd like to introduce ViewPoint, the new digital-only magazine from our friends at The Verden Group. When Susanne sent me a note saying, "Check this out..." I spent the next 45 minutes reading it from c...
A few weeks ago, we encouraged you to complete a survey hosted by Physicians' Alliance. The goal was to look into the great EHR skeleton-in-the-closet issue: how much extra time has your EHR taken from your day? I have a survey over there on the righ...
One of the skeletons hidden in the closet of every EHR vendor is the impact they have on the productivity of the practices. We've all heard the horror stories from practices who've had their income cut by 30% but there's a much more common phenomenon...
This blog is going to raise more questions than it answers, but one let's get one of the few clear answers we have out of the way: pediatricians do not appear to follow Bright Futures' periodicity schedule for developmental screening. I realize that ...
I am, as a rule, a big fan of the PCMH concept. The process for recognition and the inability to get those outside your circle to participate - namely, specialists are other things entirely, of course. Even with those caveats, PCMH remains perhaps th...
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.
