practice management

How Can COCIT Advance Your HIT Initiatives?

COCIT - the Council on Clinical Information Technology (COCIT) at the AAP - is finally getting its act together, imo. I don't think I'm surprising anyone to say that the group has suffered over the years from being stagnant and often irrelevant...but...
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2013 ICD9 Analysis

Whew, that was quite an interesting time at AAP NCE - thanks to all of you who spent time with us (you know who you are). I really appreciate the new Hawaiian shirt I received from my friends.
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Sample Pediatric Recall Letters

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...
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Podcasts/Chip Hart

Available on iTunes
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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