Author: Sue Kressly, MD, FAAP

27 Sep Help! My Practice Is Drowning.

Posted at 19:15h in Clinical, Financial, Patient Engagement by Sue Kressly, MD, FAAP

If you had asked many pediatric practices what is the one thing they wanted in April of 2020, they would have said “patient visits! We...

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13 Jul Virtual Visits and Check-Ins are Here to Stay

Posted at 21:55h in Clinical, Financial, Interoperability, Patient Engagement, Pediatric EHR by Sue Kressly, MD, FAAP

A lot of practices may consider telehealth to be a temporary solution that arose during the pandemic. But the truth is, virtual visits and check-ins...

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19 Jun Increasing Pediatric Visits: The Power of Recalls

Posted at 20:15h in Clinical, Financial, Interoperability, Patient Engagement, Pediatric EHR, Reporting, Vaccine Management by Sue Kressly, MD, FAAP

Broadly sourced data has shown that pediatric visits declined anywhere from 25-60%. Here are some recovery tactics and resources to turn this around by filling...

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02 Feb Updating Your Practice Fee Schedule

Posted at 14:45h in Clinical, Financial, Pediatric EHR by Sue Kressly, MD, FAAP

While pediatric practices may have some extra down time, it's the perfect time to pause and remember the financial health of your practice starts with...

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19 Dec Caring for Sick Kids During a Pandemic: Why It’s Important and Ways to Do It Safely

Posted at 16:37h in Clinical, COVID-19, Pediatric EHR by Sue Kressly, MD, FAAP

As 2020 nears its end, the COVID-19 pandemic is still affecting communities across the country. Now that cold and flu season is here, too, children...

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10 Nov November To-Do List: Preparing for Coding Changes

Posted at 20:45h in Clinical, Financial, Pediatric EHR by Sue Kressly, MD, FAAP

How prepared do you and your practice feel about handling the (fast approaching) E&M coding & documentation changes? This November to-do list should help instill...

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02 Nov 21st Century Cures Act and Pediatricians

Posted at 17:03h in Pediatric EHR by Sue Kressly, MD, FAAP

We have received many questions, and there is much uncertainty in the Health IT industry, regarding the impact of the Information Blocking section of the...

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18 Sep Start Preparing Now: Coding Changes January 2021

Posted at 17:37h in Clinical, Financial, Pediatric EHR, Reporting by Sue Kressly, MD, FAAP

It seems 2020 might go down as the year of the pivot — one with so many changes, all of which have impacted the way...

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31 Jul Preparing for the Next Surge of COVID: 4 Ways to Fan Sparks of Innovation

Posted at 13:00h in Clinical, COVID-19, Financial, Patient Engagement, Pediatric EHR by Sue Kressly, MD, FAAP

After the unprecedented struggles COVID-19 presented in the spring, you might be viewing the pandemic as a set of fires you have to constantly fight....

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07 Jul 3 Pandemic Lessons You Can Incorporate Into Your Practice

Posted at 20:36h in Clinical, COVID-19, Patient Engagement, Pediatric EHR by Sue Kressly, MD, FAAP

Now that summer is in full swing, pediatricians are evaluating what they've learned while navigating these times of social distancing and virtual care. As you...

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