Pardon my brief absence. I start a piece every day and then get distracted by some shiny object and don't return. OK, maybe I'm being distracted by some really fun sites.
I was paging through my daily Verden Alerts and I noticed that Harvard Pilgrim had released a new set of payment policies regarding E&M codes. In fact, you can read it here on their WWW site, Verden just makes this a lot easier. I suspect that mo...
Igor and I have continued to follow up on the recession and its impact on our pediatric clients and have discovered some interesting results. We published a formal interview with the two of us here, the teaser follows:
A few weeks ago, I did my first piece on the different group purchasing organizations focused on immunizations whom I know, Main Street Vaccines. My goal is to provide an introduction to each of the GPOs and assemble the results in a single place so ...
n a day or so, I'm going to do an interesting followup on our examination of the impact of the economy on pediatric practices, so something related to tide you over
Meanwhile…the 99174. Eye screening. Associated with those fancy in-office money making machines. I’ve had a handful of folks ask for details - how often do our clients use it? How much do they get paid?
I was going to write about the 99174 (tomorrow!), but Katy @ PCC wrote this great piece and I thought I’d share it. It’s a message we sent to our clients (aren’t we sweet?).
I've had a busy summer and just wrapped up my time at the Florida AAP chapter's "Future of Pediatrics" annual event. Thank you to those who stopped by to say hello! In a few short weeks, it will be time for the 2024 Pediatric CEO event, which I'm really excited for. I think there are a few seats left. I write, however, to draw your attention to two free resources that every pediatric practice should have bookmarked!