You've finally cleared out the empties from New Year's Eve and have even been the gym a few times as one of your resolutions. But what about your practice? How can your practice "lose 15 pounds?"
Last week, I posted some data about national visit volume that I hope made clear that the perceived dip in the January 2014 visit volume was largely cyclical and weather related. Sure, there are some practices whose variance isn't explained so easily...
Thanks to the impetus provided by an inspired comment on the previous blog entry, Igor and I got excited about the idea of analyzing the average RVU rate for all CPT codes, broken down by procedure type. Are "well codes" paid at the same rate as "sic...
[Quick segue - come see the likes of me, Susanne Madden, Richard Lander, Rick Oken, and more speak at the VA AAP and Pediatric Alliance 4th Annual Meeting in March.]
What's been eating up my time? The entire 2011 imms admin debacle. This could be a lottery ticket for some practices, but it's going to make your billers' lives miserable. I'll reveal the results of our research shortly, but in the meantime, we have ...
One of my little birdies mentioned discussions on the SOAPM mailing list about new patient benchmarks - what kind of visit volume should be focused on new visits?
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!
