Fighting the Empire
A customer called me yesterday to ask, "[Evil Empire HMO] has finally come to the table and is offering me 100% of Medicare on my E&Ms...should I take it?"
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Google Surfing Lottery
Sorry, benchmarks will have to wait. It'll be worth it, though.
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Our Children International
I was going to write about some cool pediatric benchmark data we've put together today, but I find this story more important and compelling. Check out Dr. Stoller's mission to Ghana on CBS.
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Pediatric Practice Management Seminar
It dawned on me that it would be helpful to let people know about valuable pediatric resources. For example, I expect to do a quick review of groups like Physicians' Alliance and Pediatric Federation soon.
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2007 RVU Tool
I'm looking for some volunteers to test out our new 2007 RVU Calculation Tool. I have links to 2003-2006, but those don't work yet - I want some feedback about the 2007 first.
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Against the Grain
In 2007, CMS gave values to two important pediatric codes for the first time, the 92551 (hearing test) and the 99173 (vision screen). Sure, the values aren't astronomic, but that extra ~$10 for each test, which are part of a standard well visit, mean...
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CA Chapter 2 / Vegas Meeting
I always forget to leave notes about where we are going to be and what we're doing when we get there! * NEW PCC Pediatric Solutions Workshop in Las Vegas, May 20
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More Immunization Reimbursement
Well, sadly, not more reimbursement. That's the problem. More about it.
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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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