SNOMED and the administrative future of medicine...
Editorial time, it has been awhile. A story about a stick and a carrot. And how they will affect the practice of medicine in the US.
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2014 GPCI Analysis
It what has become a (nearly) annual tradition - check out 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 - it's time to see what the new GPCI adjustments have in store for us this year. What's a GPCI (pronounced "Gypsie"), you ask? It's the geographical adjustment made to ...
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After Hours Codes Update (99050, 99051, 99058)
In days of yore, I wrote about the pediatric usage of the 9905X CPT codes, often known as the "after hours" codes. In fact, I think my explanation here about how they should be used is still good (corrections, suggestions welcomed). Just before the h...
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New Year Resolution Contest Winners
I have a final entry before I announce the winner(s). This is from Lorie Thomas, OM for Pediatric Wellness Group out in CA.
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Contest Ending / Medicaid Poll / Data Coming
First order of business: more resolutions. From a practice manager in NJ who shall go nameless, lest his staff read this blog:
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Better Late Than Never (Subscribe To This Blog)
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Resolution Revolution, Part 2!
The resolutions keep coming. I love these!
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Resolution Revolution
The New Year's Resolution contest is off to an amazing start. As promised, I am going to share results with you. Don't be intimidated by any of these - even a "Me, too!" is great. Let's hear from you.
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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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