In most of the AAP presidential campaigns over the last 10 years, I'd consider one of the two selected choices to be a good friend. I unintentionally nearly always back the second-place finisher because I live in the practicing-pediatrician world and...
Every year, I promise myself that I'll take a lot of notes, get a good night sleep every night, share all the important pediatric experiences I'm having...and then we end up staying up until 1am watching the World Series and I am too exhausted to do ...
A call went out on SOAPM last week looking for personalized patient recall letters. I've looked at hundreds over the years, so I asked for volunteers. I immediately heard from the wonderful folks at the Child and Adolescent Clinic in Longview, WA, wh...
Short of riding the mechanical bulls on Bourbon Street, I think we fulfilled our social requirements at the AAP NCE this week. I starting making a list of people I got to greet, but gave up after 50. And it always remains a treat to meet people I've ...
In years past, I have gone through the entire NCE schedule and highlighted the talks or meetings I had hoped to crash. This year, Jose Lopez (the manager of the SOAPM section), put this awesome handout together.
Over the last few years, pediatricians have gained a lot of ground in the RVU arena - I have documented many of the changes, as you know. Although it sometimes feels like two steps forward and one step back, the overall RVUs/Visit for PCC client have...
I have a lot to share, suddenly. Details about The Great Downcoding (AETNA!), the 2026 RVU values, oh - and my new podcast. But this news is more timely.
