Vaccines Save Lives
At the NCE, I ran into an interesting pediatrician who, among other things, handed me some of these stickers:
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Egregious Insurance Policies (Thanks, Budd!)
A few weeks ago, there was a challenge on the SOAPM list to come up with the Top 10 Most Egregious Insurance Company Behaviors. Dr. Budd Shenkin compiled and edited the list which, in the draft you see below, I find quite impressive.
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Delayed NCE Blog
[Most of this blog was originally 'penned' live from the NCE, but a conspiracy of time-consuming events - namely, dining out with Friends of PCC - kept me from completing it on time.]
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So, Who Is Going to the NCE?
San Francisco, here we come. If you're going to the NCE and would like to say hello, I'd be honored! It's going to be crazy, but that just gives us more opportunities to get together.
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ARRA Sleight of Hand
It began with a simple message in my mailbox. "Poll for your blog - Will RECs deliver on their mission?" I bopped over to the softwareadvice.com piece about RECs and was pleasantly surprised by their analysis of the REC process so far. Their analysis...
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"Practice" Sessions at the AAP NCE
If you are like me, you find the AAP's NCE event overwhelming. Too many people to see, too many sessions to attend, etc. A big problem I have is overcoming my ADHD long enough to go through the catalog of events to find the things I should be doing.
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ARRA EHR Incentive Money Myths and Shopping Tips
I'm really not this lazy, it's just that what Erica has put together is really good.
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Vaccines (and AAP Presidential Race)
Have you voted, yet, for AAP president?
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Podcasts/Chip Hart
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.
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