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Impact of 2021 RVUs On Pediatricians

Every year, I try to analyze the impact of the RVU changes on pediatricians. Why? Because what the Feds do in the Nov/Dec/Jan cycle each has a profound, downstream effect on pediatricians.  Going through this process is also how I figured out what wa...
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2021 RBRVS GPCI Analysis

UPDATE, 01/28/21: When I completed this analysis in December, 2020, I was using the originally published GPCI values.  In early January, the Feds updated the GPCI values significantly.  It took me a little bit to get back to this, but I've updated th...
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Free and Legal 2021 RVU-RBRVS Calculator

Welcome to the free 2021 RBRVS Calculator. As you may know, the AMA won’t let anyone freely distribute an RVU calculator that includes CPT codes without signing a limiting and expensive licensing agreement. In an abundance of caution and, because in ...
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The 2021 Capitation Fun and Games

The other day, I dashed off a quick piece about the capitation contracts some opportunistic payors are floating in front of desperate practices.  Here's the longer missive....
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Podcasts/Chip Hart

Available on iTunes
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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