The Economy and Pediatric Practices
Over on PedSource, we just ran an in-depth piece about the effects of the recession and the Swine Flu on our clients from 2008 to 2009.
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More about Pediatric Productivity
Hey, check out frequent Chip's Blog poster Brandon Bettancourt making a splash on the AMA WWW site in a piece about chosing a PM system during this age of EHR purchasing. I have to say that I can't argue with the list of questions everyone should ask...
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2008 Pediatric Productivity Data
Wow, I've got some awesome data today. So awesome, it even trumps a series of important pediatric RVU and H1N1 announcements (care of the helpful people at the AAP) and Jill Stoller's NBC debut.
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Swine Flu, Part Trois
Back in April, I wrote a piece about the opportunity many practices are missing by not embracing the swine flu issue. I know it's easy for me to say, of course, but I think pediatric practices should be racing to be the source for providing the swine...
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Well Visit Coverage Data
I love pediatric benchmarks. Knowing the real underlying behavior in my clients' offices helps me speak to them and understand them better. There's a particular joy and insight to finding data that challenges the status quo understanding that physici...
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2004 Sick-to-Well Analysis
The other day, I posted our new Sick:Well visit benchmarks that take into account the -25 modifier usage. I remarked that there appeared to be an interesting dip in the benchmark in 2004 and asked if anyone had an explanation.
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Why I Like My Job (Patient Recall 101)
While I was at Skytop lecturing last week, I ran into JR Vought - actually, he literally ran into me on purpose - who proceeded to do what he usually does in my classes, which is ask me questions which are somewhere between really good and yanking my...
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Pediatric Benchmark: Sick-to-Well Visit Ratio
A long time ago, PCC came up with the concept of an important pediatric clinical measurement, the Sick-to-Well Visit ratio. The concept was straightforward: how could we encapsulate, in a single number, a practice's focus on providing preventive care...
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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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