Fast Facts About Urgent Care (Parents Magazine, 12/13)
Update: Parents magazine has provided a direct link to the article. Head there!
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concierge medicine
Why More Vermont Physicians Are Making the Switch to "Concierge" Practices
Some key quotes from this week's issue of Seven Days (a local weekly):
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Lipton Health - A Pediatric Concierge Model
I was recently introduced to Diane Lipton Dennis, the CEO at Lipton Health. Someone thought that I might appreciate her approach to pediatric medical care, which has been to put together a concierge program not for herself, but as a replicable model...
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Delayed NCE Blog
[Most of this blog was originally 'penned' live from the NCE, but a conspiracy of time-consuming events - namely, dining out with Friends of PCC - kept me from completing it on time.]
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So, Who Is Going to the NCE?
San Francisco, here we come. If you're going to the NCE and would like to say hello, I'd be honored! It's going to be crazy, but that just gives us more opportunities to get together.
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Swine Flu Coding and Other Interesting News
Buried, which seems to be my status since August. Some interesting items:
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Pediatric Concierge Medicine Powow
First, I just got back from a great weekend at Skytop Lodge, where I spoke for the Goryeb Children's Hospital. Had an excellent time, hung out with some old friends, learned a lot. This may be the best pediatric conference to which to bring a famil...
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A Concierge Practice Beatdown
The underbelly of the insurance industry came into view earlier this year in New York. Here's a great summary, stolen directly from histalk2.com. Look at the conclusive sentence:
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Podcasts/Chip Hart
I had a great time speaking to Drs. Bravo and Rogu on their growing podcast, The Pediatric Lounge, to discuss the state of independent pediatricians and the use of data in a pediatric practice. They are cranking out episodes (which is a good thing) and anyone who supports independent pediatricians should tune in to their effort. What they are doing takes a tremendous amount of work and their guest list is amazing (well, besides me). They turned our conversation into back-to-back episodes (32 and 33), "Independent Pediatric Practice 2022" and "Data Data Data and Managing a Pediatric Office." If you prefer video, you catch up on their YouTube channel.
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