Vaccine Cost Spreadsheet
Over on the PPMA/SOAPM list, Sandi Yeater mentioned that she had created a spreadsheet that her group uses to track vaccine costs. To quote:
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HPV Coverage
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...
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EHR Impact on Primary Care, Part II
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...
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Introducing ViewPoint!
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...
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EHR Impact On Time In Primary Care
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...
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Housecleaning - Important Links and Resources
From my growing pile of interesting links and resources, I offer the following:
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Your EHR and Productivity
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...
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96110 Coverage During Well Visits
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 ...
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Podcasts/Chip Hart
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.
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