They said they were going to do it, and they did. The AAP has produced its first Immunization Fact Sheet (IFS) to contrast with what we presume will be a CDC anti-science VIS released soon.
When I dig into practice productivity during a consulting gig, I focus a lot on immunizations. Now that so many of you do a decent job with E&Ms and some of you even do well at recall, vaccines have taken over as the source of the biggest money l...
A few years ago, if I told you that eventually you'd be expected to order genomic testing, you would have laughed and gone back to referring patients to genetics. Not because you can't understand the testing. Because the healthcare system trained you...
Recently, as we explored the possibility that patients might be canceling or missing well visits at a higher rate (they aren't), followed by an examination of the rate of vaccine refusals (they are increasing rapidly), I was compelled to ask myself: ...
I have to break up this data nerdery with a reminder that there is a cure for universal malaise I encounter every day. I feel it, you feel it, the kids feel it. It's an emotional weight, driven by forces outside of your office. But we aren't helpless...
In our previous episode, we wondered if the anti-vaccine propaganda from the present federal (and some state) administrations has had any effect on missed or canceled well visits. Conclusion? Not that we can see in terms of misses or cancellations. T...
