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Me voy.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onkn2LXPYy4Me voydejando todo lo que te di,me voy dejando la vida aqui,me voy llorando en calma.Me voy,estoy borracho y voy a decir,que nunca pude ser lo que fui,que estoy pagando un karma.Pero no quiero que olvidesque yo te segui hasta el mar,y una cancion fue el amorque nunca hicimos.Me voy por que nunca viste que la luna era mi almacuando yo...... te la regalabaMe voy, te ame con todo pero no hay mas,mi corazon tiene que parar,me voy para salvarme.Me voy,si en tus bolsillos ya no hay lugar,para el amor que te quise dar,no volveré a besarte.Pero no quiero que olvides que yo te segui hasta ...
Source: Ad libitum - February 3, 2012 Category: Pediatricians Tags: Food Source Type: blogs

Why is Measuring Sick to Well Ratio Important for your Pediatric Practice?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Simply put, measuring wellness-to-sick ratio estimates the focus a practice has on preventive care. And how can this info help your practice? Data shows that practices that have fewer sick visits to well visits tend to be practices with better financial outcomes. But there are other reasons why measuring sick to well ratios are beneficial to your practice. Practice Management extraodinaire Chip Hart from PCC has some really good reasons as to why measuring this number is good for your practice. Chip says that “with the massive fluctuations in sick visit demand (look at the 2010 flu season and look at now), consistent...
Source: Pediatric Inc - February 1, 2012 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Brandon Tags: Practice Management Reporting Revenue Service The Business of Medicine Calculation PCC Pediatric Preventive medicine Ratio Source Type: blogs

Post #28 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) - Dispelling Some MythsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
One of the common fear-inducing germs that moms ask me about during the wintertime is the Respiratory Syncytial Virus commonly known as RSV. Most moms correctly recognize the germ as a potentially devastating illness, however there are some common misconceptions about the germ that I would like to clarify.Probably the most common misconception is that RSV is dangerous; while RSV can be dangerous it typically is not. RSV is one of many known viruses which causes the common cold (there are over 200). The majority of people who acquire RSV will go on to have typical cold symptoms including cough, runny nose, and possibly feve...
Source: A Pediatrician's Blog - January 28, 2012 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs

Steve Eblin Named CEO of Randolph Hospital . . . Just So We're Clear On Where Dr. Johnson StandsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Just this morning, someone asked me if I had heard anything new about "the search" for the new CEO of Randolph Hospital (in the wake of Bob Morrison's departure). And I told them that, while I had not heard anything, I had no doubt whatsoever that the "search" was a ruse, and that Steven E. Eblin, Randolph's longtime VP of Corporate Planning & Development, and President of Randolph Medical Associates . . . the man who recruited me home to Asheboro . . . then broke every promise he ever made to me . . . and then fired me for saving a critically-ill newborn baby's life . . . would get the job.No...
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - January 25, 2012 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs

Practice Makeover E-Book: 101 Ways to Transform You Practice (Updated)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Last summer, I was asked to give a talk at the Physician’s Computer Company Practice Management Conference. Around the same time, I was starting to write a blog post that talked about 101 things to do in your office. I wasn’t sure how to title it yet. PCC’s theme for the conference was “Change” so I decided to title the talk 101 ways to transform your practice and expand the post I was working on into an hour talk. But I also wanted to do something different with my slides. When I go to conferences, I usually ignore people’s slides. Why? Because most people use their slides as a teleprompter. Second, I usually ...
Source: Pediatric Inc - January 25, 2012 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Brandon Tags: Practice Management E-book Source Type: blogs

Who Opposes Healthcare? Children of CourseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I’m happy to see that in this country, we have media outlets that are digging around to find the real truth. Not the fake truth – like some of those other outlets do – but the REAL truth. Now it all makes sense. Enjoy! (Source: Pediatric Inc)
Source: Pediatric Inc - January 24, 2012 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Brandon Tags: Practice Management Source Type: blogs

What is the Benefit of an EMR in a Medical Practice?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Today, I have another guest post. This time it’s from Dr. Suzanne Berman MD, FAAP. Dr. Berman is also a contributor to Survivor Pediatrics. In this post, she gives insight into the real benefit of having a EMR. For example, many docs believe that a EMR will help them chart faster. But as Dr. Berman points out, that is not always true. The real benefit of an EMR isn’t being able to put data in/chart faster – this is great if you can do it but not everyone can point/click/type faster than they can check boxes– …the real benefit of an EMR is getting practice-wide data quickly OUT of it. When docs test drive E...
Source: Pediatric Inc - January 18, 2012 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Brandon Tags: EMR Practice Management Technology Data mining Electronic health record Electronic medical record Source Type: blogs

Thing.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Pequeñas cosas que hacen nuestro día a día,detalles que nos arman una existencia dulce y placentera,momentos que se contabilizan como eternos cuando somos felices.Simpleza echa vida,vida echa instantes. (Source: Ad libitum)
Source: Ad libitum - January 12, 2012 Category: Pediatricians Tags: Escritos Source Type: blogs

Insurance Contract Negotiations: 15 Tips From a ProEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Today’s guest blog post comes from David Horowitz MD. Dr. Horowitz responded to a question on SOAPM regarding how to go about negotiating with a payer. I thought his advice was practical, to the point and very useful, so I asked him if he had an issue with me posting his response. He graciously agreed to share his comments with readers of PediatricInc. By the way, this is not an unusual response on SOAPM. Most comments are this good. Enjoy… I have done the contract negotiations for my practice for 20+ years. In those dark ages, before Internet and AAP resources, there was no primer for doing this. One of my pa...
Source: Pediatric Inc - January 11, 2012 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Brandon Tags: Contract Negotiations AAP CPT Medicare Payment Vaccine Source Type: blogs

Alba.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
El camino no había sido recorrido en vanoEra símbolo de algo más inmenso,más efímero,sutil y volatil.Un camino largo y destruido,cubierto por la arena,pues los años quisieron borrar hasta el último rastro.Y en el fondo lo olvidaste,¿Para qué era que avanzabas?¿A quién estás ansioso de encontrar?Sí quien querías que te acompañara,te abandono casi en la cima.No era preciso llegar.Y retrocediste,la cuesta abajo era más fácil,y quizás hasta podrías encontrara quien perdista al querer llegar.Quizás...quizás, fue mejor que te detuvieras.Fue mejor que miraras arriba de nuevo,que no necesitabas regresar,q...
Source: Ad libitum - January 10, 2012 Category: Pediatricians Tags: Escritos Source Type: blogs

TightropeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Con el suspiro de tu voz,clavándose en mis pensamientos,déjame...déjame sentirte,déjame jugar con tus caricias,quiero acabar con tu inexistencia,destrozar tu voluntady hacerla mía,quiero morir en esa pielque tantas noches de olvido reclamé,pedí,supliqué,quiero...con esos besos casi corrompidos por la malicia,que fueron míos,fueron...y aún en la más oscura hora,mis recuerdos no dejan de perseguirte,de buscarte,de tomarte entre ideas...se que no fue,mío nunca fue,aquel suspiro cargado de ansiada insistencia,lo sé,pero lo amoldé,sé que mío lo quise hacer,aunque ahora se haya ido,y digas que nunca lo haya vi...
Source: Ad libitum - January 9, 2012 Category: Pediatricians Tags: Reciclando Source Type: blogs

Should I Open a Medical Practice in This Environment?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In the past few months I’ve been asked a couple of times what advice I would give to someone that is opening a practice from scratch. And in the same conversation I’m asked, do you think, considering everything that is going on now, if it is a good idea to open a medical practice. My short answer is, go for it! My long answer is, well, more complicated. First, I think it is important to assess one’s priorities and determine the true motivation for opening up the practice. Motivation – or the reason why – is very important because if one opens the clinic for the wrong reasons, failure is often the conseque...
Source: Pediatric Inc - January 4, 2012 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Brandon Tags: Practice Management Business Electronic medical record Group Purchasing Organization medical practice Motivation Source Type: blogs

PediatricInc: Top 10 Post of 2011Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In case you missed them, here are the top 10 post for 2011. Is Your Front Desk a Command Center? Top 11 Pediatric Facebook Pages Patient Collection Letters, What is Your Approach? Medical Practice Advertisement Tip #3, How To Save $80,000 How Social Media Can Transform Your Medical Practice Can Costco and Your Medical Practice Have Something in Common? Does Your Medical Practice Have a Problem with Bad Debt? Here is a Solution Ten Hidden Cost When Implementing an EMR Seven Reasons Why Medical Practices Have Yet to Adopt EMRs The list is ranked by total traffic. Funny what people find more interesting. Usually, my top 10 ...
Source: Pediatric Inc - December 30, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Brandon Tags: Uncategorized Bon Jovi Electronic health record Electronic medical record Facebook Healthcare Practice Management Social media Source Type: blogs

The Secret to Getting ReferralsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Have you seen those signs in doctor’s offices that read, “The best compliment you can give us is a referral?” Some say this is a great way to get referrals. Simply asking for one. I’ve also heard “healthcare marketing professionals” suggest that doctors ought to spend time in the community networking with other physicians like OB/GYNs, neighboring schools, daycares or any other person that can send a patient our way. At Salud Pediatrics, we’ve done all kinds of things… for example, we’ve sent out letters to OBs, we’ve stopped by to say hello at daycares and also dropped off a few business cards at the l...
Source: Pediatric Inc - December 26, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Brandon Tags: Practice Improvement Customer Experience Branding Note to Self Lessons Advertising Source Type: blogs

Another Christmas Thought: Thank You For The CardEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
You know who you are.And I hope you know how much it means;) (Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls)
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - December 26, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs

A Christmas Thought: Feed The BirdsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There was a very good opinion piece on CNN this Christmas Eve morning entitiled, "When Bedford Falls Becomes Pottersville". Over the years, I've watched my hometown slowly turn into Pottersville and I don't like it.I have it on very good authority that "Feed the Birds", from 1964's "Mary Poppins" was Walt Disney's favorite song/sequence out of all of the Disney films. It's also mine.It's about charity and doing the right thing, even when charity and doing the right thing isn't easy - giving even when you don't have much yourself . . . acting for good even when it hur...
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - December 25, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs

Sheep&woLfEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBVfqPkTHOc&feature=topicsEs de esas veces,donde simplemente me quedo mirando la pantalla,viendo titilar el cursor en la espera de un par de versos,con los que pueda quizás,enamorarte un poco más.Pero no consigo enumerar rimas,ni puedo llenarme de poemas,ni hacer poesía,de aquello que hace tiempo,provocaste en mi,Has tomado mi inspiración y la has echo trizas,has puesto entre tus manos la arcilla de mi arte,y la has moldeado de forma diferente,le has puesto sabor, música y letras nuevas.No te apoderaste de mi vida,me uniste a la tuya,te hiciste vida conmigo,con todo.Es por eso que no...
Source: Ad libitum - December 20, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs

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Aulla, pero asegúrate que esa Luna sea tuya.Cortesía de http://karlohumor.blogspot.com/ (Source: Ad libitum)
Source: Ad libitum - December 20, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs

How To Take Care of Your Most Valuable AssetsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Organizations often talk about how their employees are the company’s strongest assets. Which is absolutely true. But very few actually take the time to ensure that their most valuable assets have what they need to perform their best. We believe they have what they need; we think they are comfortable; we assume they are happy, but how do we really know? We have a small group in our office that has been with us for a long time and for the most part, I have always assumed I have a good understanding of how they feel about their jobs, their coworkers and the company in general. But then I realized, I’ve always assumed...
Source: Pediatric Inc - December 19, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Brandon Tags: Employee boss Company Employment Human resources Management Source Type: blogs

Iza las velas, ízalas José ♪Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW-Njfe6zcg Soy un gran pirata,y navego por aquellos maresme arrastro por sus islas,donde mi sombra ha dejadoun muerto vigilante,para los tesoros que me he guardado.Soy un gran pirata,entre puertos he vividoy callejuelas me he educado,con espadas he aprendidola virtud del más astuto.Soy un gran pirata,victorioso y supremo,temido por mis hombres,envidiado por los nobles,acechado por corsariosy a ninguno he olvidado.Soy un gran pirata,que en las noches un buen ron,me lleva a la morada,de mi exilio, mi mujer y mi canción. (Source: Ad libitum)
Source: Ad libitum - December 12, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs

How Long Before Your Practice Runs Out of Money?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Let’s say your practice saw the last patient today for ever. After that last one, no more patients will come see you again. How long before your practice runs out of money? A month; a day; 3 months? This is a very important question to answer. Why? Because it helps us have a perspective on the business and when and how to start making decisions. In the How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In Jim Collins talks about how companies start to fall apart way before they actually fall apart. Like a disease that starts to affect the body before symptoms are visible, many companies start the decline before the...
Source: Pediatric Inc - December 12, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Brandon Tags: Practice Management Source Type: blogs

The Last Full Measure Of Service: What Makes A Man Or Woman "Right" Enough For The Courier Tribune?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Note to Readers: This Post Has Been Updated.I had planned to let my post on the disintegration of the Merce Clinic (which speaks volumes about Randolph Hospital CEO, Bob Morrison's, true legacy . . . and the abject failure of "non-profit" medicine in Asheboro) stand for a while, and return to break. But then . . .Lance Corporal Jacob Levy, a native of Ramseur, graduate of Eastern Randolph High School, and of Lumbee Indian descent, was shot in the head while on patrol in Afghanistan on Wednesday. He has done prior combat tours there - and in Pakistan - and had volunteered...
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - December 10, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs

Love is.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
"Amar es enamorarse de la misma persona todos los días"Cortesía de: http://donserapio.blogspot.com/ (Source: Ad libitum)
Source: Ad libitum - December 9, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs

Free RBRVS Calculator For Your Medical PracticeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
My friends over at Pedsource just published a free RBRVS Calculator based on 2012 data. According to the post, the data is using an annual conversion factor of $24.60. They caution that this number will change sometime between today (12/8/11) and March, 2012. Because the AMA doesn’t let anyone provide a free RVU calculator that includes CPT codes due to their CPT copyrights (booo, booo), the great folks at Pedsource (yaaay, yaaay) created this tool for those of us who have a CPT license that allows for a use such as this. In theory, that should mean any practice that submits insurance claims. What is this tool good for?...
Source: Pediatric Inc - December 8, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Brandon Tags: Coding Consulting Contract Practice Management Calculator CMS Current Procedural Terminology Excel Medicare Resource-Based Relative Value Scale UHC Source Type: blogs

The Quality Of Merce In Asheboro, North CarolinaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
12/8 Note to Readers: This post has been updated. And I'm pulling no punches.I'm on a blogging break . . . for reasons restated in my last post (on Bob Morrison's real legacy) . . . but some recent developments scream for commentary.Both the Courier Tribune and the Randolph Guide have "in-depth" stories on the disintegration of Asheboro's once-noble endeavor, the Merce Clinic.The Clinic, started in 1992, by doctors with charitable intentions donating their time to the town's most indigent, is now "at death's door" (a strange choice of words for newspaper reporters otherwise de...
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - December 7, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs

Beast.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF3aZyNDF1QTe levantas sobre tus cuatro patasy alzas el lomo con lentitud,tu pelaje se eriza, se encrispa,disfrutas de la respiración agitada,golpeteando y bombardeando tu sistema.Aprietas los colmillos y comienzas a gruñir,tus ojos fijos sobre lo que necesitas destruir,sobre lo quieres despedazar,mordisco a mordisco, no tienes que pensar.Quieres dejarlo salir,quieres que esa bestia se apodere de ti,y te deje ser...el animal que siempre ha vivido en ti. (Source: Ad libitum)
Source: Ad libitum - December 7, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs

En tierra de cosas perdidas.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Recuerdo, al abrir mi primer blog, haber hecho un análisis del porque tenía el nombre de: "Aritmética de los Sonidos y las Letras", un punto interesante, puesto que no soy de asignarle títulos a las cosas sin que haya alguna explicación de por medio.Y es por ello que empezamos hablando de cosas perdidas, ya que al extraviar esta información, también se extravió en parte el concepto que le daba sentido al título de mi Blog.El blog en cuestión ya no existe.Podría llamarse un acto inconciente, tal vez, puesto que cuando sucedió ni yo misma era capaz de medir la magnitud de lo que representaba haber desapareci...
Source: Ad libitum - December 6, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs

If You Had to Layoff Your Staff, How Would You Do It?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
If you had to downsize your practice, how would you do it? How would you decided who goes and who stays? Of course, we want to be as fair as possible, but how do you define fair? Some will consider it fair to fire the newer employees first, while others will argue that employees that have been there the longest generally cost more or have gotten comfortable in their roles. Jeanne Marconi, a pediatrician in Norwalk, CT weighed in on this difficult topic the other day on SOAPM. I thought she had some very good practical advice, so I asked her if I could share it with the readers of this blog. She agreed. Here is what she had...
Source: Pediatric Inc - December 6, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Brandon Tags: Cost Employee Source Type: blogs

Does Your Medical Practice Allow Anybody To Post Links and Comments on Your Facebook Page?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The short answer is yes. We do! Why? Because we think allowing patient to post links and commenting on our practice’s Facebook page helps us achieve these four things: It encourages communication It allows us to address issues that we would otherwise have a hard time addressing. Other patients will benefit by reading the discussions. We get an opportunity to show how we handle different situations. Not long ago, we had a parent post a link to our practice Facebook page. The link was to a questionable blog post. The blog post discussed how a lead scientist at Merck claimed that the HPV vaccine was essentially ineffectiv...
Source: Pediatric Inc - November 29, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Brandon Tags: Social Media Facebook Facebook features Online Communities Twitter Yelp Source Type: blogs

Concierge Practice From a Pediatric PerspectiveEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Today’s guest post comes by Jill Fahy. Jill does a fantastic job of reporting from the pediatric front lines. In this article, she talks about the concierge model, but from a pediatric perspective. We always read about concierge practices, but hardly ever do we hear the issue addressed from a pediatric practice management perspective. I think the article provides very good insight into this growing trend. I hope you do too. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Two years ago, Jessica Lucia, a mother of three young boys, was invited by her pediatrician, Dr. Gayle...
Source: Pediatric Inc - November 22, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Brandon Tags: Customer Experience Pediatrics Service The Business of Medicine Concierge medicine Source Type: blogs

The Randolph Guide On Bob Morrison's Legacy: "A Small Town Doesn't Mean Slim Pickins" (Subtitled: "I Wonder What Mary Thinks?")Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
More and more these days, I hear from Asheboro folk who, for one reason or another, have just discovered my blog. "You GO, Girl!!!", seems to be the prevailing theme (apart from disappointment that I went on an extended break just as they found me) . . . especially from world-weary contemporaries who were raised in Asheboro, but could not count themselves amongst the mill-town's well-named, well-connected or financially-padded. Most of them left the town behind in the dust as soon as they could.And those giving the high-fives concur that one of the biggest reasons ou...
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - November 17, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs

Easiest Way to Save Money For Your Medical PracticeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
One of the easiest and fastest way to save money for your practice, is joining a GPO. However, I’m amazed of how many medical practices don’t know what GPOs are, much less belong to one. If you don’t know what they are or what they do, I’d suggest to look into them. To help you get started, I asked Paresh Patel, National Sales Manager for a large GPO here inChicagoto answer a few questions for readers of this blog. Hopefully, you’ll get a better understanding of GPOs, what is the purpose of such organizations, and how they can help medical practices save money. First thing first first… What is a GPO and...
Source: Pediatric Inc - November 16, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Brandon Tags: Cost Practice Management GPO Group Purchasing Organization Health medical practice Medicine OfficeMax Sanofi Pasteur Source Type: blogs

Small or Big: What is the future of small private practices?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Many experts and pundits are predicting that the downward pressure we are seeing in healthcare will claim small independent private physicians first. Those that are not affiliated or belong to a hospital or large healthcare network will not survive, say the pundits. The argument is that these small practices will not be able to withstand the financial and administrative pressures of the new healthcare landscape. Others very eloquently argue that if we don’t band together soon, and form larger groups, they will not have a seat at the table when the time comes, therefore forcing them to accept a deal that may not be in the...
Source: Pediatric Inc - November 13, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Brandon Tags: Healthcare Innovation Leadership Note to Self The Business of Medicine Expedia Health Care Insurance iTunes McDonalds Small business Travelocity Source Type: blogs

We Can’t Provide If We Are In NeedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I’ve had an opportunity to give my “101 ways to transform your practice“ talk a couple of times and one of the points that gets the most interest from attendees, is our collection efforts. Specifically some of the techniques we use to get people to pay us. So I wanted to highlight for you today, some of those techniques we use. Fundamentally, the collection efforts begins before you’ve provided the service. And the administrative task is to ensure we will get paid before anything else. Now, there are circumstances where a child is ill and needs immediate attention. I’m not talking about those special circ...
Source: Pediatric Inc - November 9, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Brandon Tags: Collections Business Credit Credit card Financial Services Payment Source Type: blogs

Audrey ArmfieldEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
My pal-from-high-school and online-knight-in-shining-armor, Buzz-Armfield-of-the-Asheboro-Armfields-who-gave-one-million-dollars-to-the-Randolph-Hospital-Cancer-Center lost his Mother on Sunday morning. She had suffered a massive stroke two weeks prior.I never met Mrs. Armfield, Sr. But, based on her son's vivid descriptions (Buzz is nothing if not a gifted story-teller), I imagined her to be a feisty, independent, albeit old-school Southern dame. Like many of Asheboro's "right people", she referred to me as "that woman" (Buzzy was apologetic), and it made me smile. I took n...
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - November 8, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs

The Murray VerdictEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There is no question - NONE - that Conrad Murray was guilty of malpractice in the death of Michael Jackson. Medically speaking, the things he admitted to doing were imcomprehensibly reckless and stupid - truly inexcusable. He deserves to loose his medical license (what many of the fans-prancing-around-the-Courthouse-declaring-the-world-is-safer-because-it's-minus-another-bad-doctor don't seem to understand, is that he can probably, at some point in the not too distant future, get it back). But for a while, after more & more evidence surfaced showcasing Jackson's addictions (th...
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - November 7, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs

Survey To Identify Delays in VFC vs. Private ShipmentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
If your pediatric practice participates in the VFC program, you are aware that VFC generally ships their vaccine later than one’s private vaccines. As many of us know, this delay becomes a burden during the flu season. For example, in our practice, we often receive our private flu shipment a month, sometimes nearly two months, before VFC vaccines. I always thought this was an Illinois issue, but apparently, the delay happens all over the States. There have been variable delivery times with large lags in VFC vs. private stock in recent years. Thus the AAP Immunization Program is conducting a survey on when practices recei...
Source: Pediatric Inc - November 6, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Brandon Tags: Uncategorized AAP Influenza Vaccination Vaccine VFC Source Type: blogs

Looking For Some Puss This Weekend . . .Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
LOL! Made you look.Puss-In-Boots, silly. Where is your mind? (Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls)
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - October 28, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs

Why "That Woman" Loves Mr. Armfield-of-the-Asheboro-Armfields . . . and Jeff SykesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This post was composed a month ago. I forgot about it, and almost deleted it. But then, President Obama, in the wake of Quaddafi's demise, announced that the war in Iraq is "over".I'm not so civilized as to pretend that my more bloodthirsty human instincts were very satisfied by actually seeing a picture of the dying/dead despot (as I would have liked to have seen Osama Bin Laden). And I have no problem with the way he went out.As for the "end" of the war, I had the same initial reaction/thoughts as Billy Jones. The next step is to down-scale the military. What are all of those ...
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - October 23, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs

10 Practice Management Reports That you Haven’t Thought Of.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There is a very common phrase in the business world that says, you can’t improve what you don’t measure. As with any business, there are many different things one can measure at our pediatric practices. So how does one know where to begin? Some things are easy to identify. For example, we tend to measure accounts receivables, productivity by provider, expenses, maybe even accounts receivables by insurance company. I also like to document and measure patient seen by month, days worked by provider, gross billings, and net receivables. I also have graphs that compare all those numbers to our goals. But are there other met...
Source: Pediatric Inc - October 23, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Brandon Tags: Reporting Revenue The Business of Medicine Accounts receivable Healthcare Insurance Practice Management Source Type: blogs

Is Strength Training Safe in Young Children?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There are more than 40 million children in the United States who participate in different sports every year. This is encouraged for health reasons. Helps them become stronger and hopefully prevents obesity. But is strength training or resistance training safe for young children.The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness is supportive of strength training as an adjunct to sports participation and it does not advocate the sport of competitive weight lifting for the skeletally immature child.Benefits of weight training:increased muscular strength and enduranceprevention of injuriesenhancem...
Source: Dr Nabong's Pediatric Blogs - October 21, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Tags: weight lifting resistance training Source Type: blogs

Post #27 Proper Swaddling of Babies to Prevent Hip DysplasiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In ten years of pediatrics I have only had a handful of cases of hip dysplasia. Hip dysplasia is when the hip joint (a ball and socket joint) does not develop appropriately and can lead to dislocation and improper development which in turn can lead to mobility issues in the future. Mostly, I have seen this occur in breech babies (legs are in funny positions in the womb), females (hip anatomy makes it have a higher propensity for issues than males), first born babies (the womb is tightest in the first pregnancy leaving less room for the baby and his/her hips), and low amniotic fluid (less room in the womb). Recent evidence ...
Source: A Pediatrician's Blog - October 19, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs

How did you hear about us?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We ask this question all the time when new patients come to visit us. You know what are the two top answers? My friend/sister/co-worker/neighbor comes here and you guys come highly recommended… We found you on the web, saw the site, read your reviews online, and your Facebook page and thought this was a great place to come. The first top answer is of course word-of-mouth. We all know that WOM is the best form of advertising and one should try to foster it as much as we can. Nothing new to report here. But the second response, what is that? I’d say it is the next best thing to WOM, which is a Positive Digital Trail. W...
Source: Pediatric Inc - October 19, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Brandon Tags: Internet Social Media Source Type: blogs

Horse-sh*t, Mr. President!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
From The Weekly Standard, our President, on the "Occupy Wall Street" movement:The most important thing we can do right now is those of us in leadership letting people know that we understand their struggles and we are on their side, and that we want to set up a system in which hard work, responsibility, doing what you’re supposed to do, is rewarded . . . and that people who are irresponsible, who are reckless, who don’t feel a sense of obligation to their communities and their companies and their workers that those folks aren’t rewarded.Honestly, after fourteen years trying to get the corporate bullie...
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - October 18, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs

Top 11 Pediatric Facebook PagesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Does your practice have a Facebook page? If you don’t, have you wondered what your practice can do with a Facebook page? Why would you need one anyway? Have you wondered what other pediatricians are doing with their Facebook pages? I’ve put together a list of my Top Facebook favorites pediatric pages (I was going to make it top 10, but I couldn’t decide which one to drop). These pages will give you a good starting point. And for those that already have Facebook pages, I’m sure you’ll find great ideas that you can incorporate on your. There is no need to reinvent the wheel. Instead, check out what others are d...
Source: Pediatric Inc - October 16, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Brandon Tags: Social Media Facebook Facebook Fan Page Facebook features Health Medicine Online Communities Pediatric Pediatrics Social network Twitter Source Type: blogs

On The Retirement Of Randolph Hospital's Bob MorrisonEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Confirming rumors that have been swirling for a while now, Randolph Hospital's $700,000 man, Bob Morrison,(Questions? Check the hospital's IRS "2008" 990's as posted at Guidestar - page 30 - the link takes several moments to load) has announced his retirement. No effective date was given. I'd say it cannot come soon enough, but given what I'm working on, I'd be lying. And I don't lie nearly as well as Bob.In the part of the press release that one can actually read online in Bob's own personal local newsletter (excuse me, Asheboro's always fawning, slobbering C...
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - October 14, 2011 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs