Why Interoperability is a Change Agent for Healthcare Providers

Interoperability is a big word that is often used when discussing healthcare efficiencies and workflows, but what exactly is interoperability? In the...

Implementing Trauma-Informed Care in your Pediatric Practice

Many of us have experienced trauma over the last few years as we’ve been forced to deal with the fallout from the pandemic, geopolitical conflicts, ...

6 Essential Tips to Keep Your Pediatric Practice on Schedule

Operating a pediatric practice that runs on time is essential not just to your practice families, it’s important to your staff as well. ...

The Advantages of Joining a Clinically Integrated Network

Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs) are at the center of a movement toward improved resource sharing. Understanding the basics of CINs and how they ...

Self-care Tips for Pediatric Healthcare Providers

Making self-care a priority is essential when you work in a healthcare setting. Day in and day out, you spend a large portion of your day caring for t...

Patient Engagement Strategies for Independent Pediatric Practices

Cultivating the patient-provider connection is essential to delivering an exceptional patient engagement experience at your pediatric practice. ...

Grow your Pediatric Practice Revenue by Outsourcing your Revenue Cycle Management

The ability to survive as an independent pediatric practice is contingent on being able to find new sources of revenue, even as reimbursements continu...

The State of Pediatric Mental Health in America 2023 Report

Parents, researchers, pediatricians, and front-line mental health providers are all saying the same thing: there is an ongoing mental health crisis am...

Providing Grace in Times of Stress: Solutions for Pediatric Practices

One common thread that comes up often in conversations among pediatric providers and their staff is that the last several years have been exhausting. ...

Putting Medicaid Knowledge Into Practice for Pediatricians

While Medicaid has been used as a way to provide healthcare services to Americans for decades, individuals within the healthcare system, including ped...

Nurturing Employee Engagement in Your Pediatric Practice

All employees deserve to feel fulfilled, appreciated and engaged in their jobs. Nurturing employee engagement is an important part of running any pedi...

ADHD Awareness Month: Understanding a Shared Experience

ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders present in childhood. Despite receiving sign...

The Concerning Trend in Behavioral Health Emergency Room Visits for Children and Adolescents

Medical professionals and public health officials across the United States are expressing concern about the growing rise of youth behavioral health vi...

Setting Up Your Pediatric Practice for Success when Business is Anything But Normal

Since early 2020, many pediatric practices have been forced to juggle increased patient demand against new safety precautions and a reduction in the n...

Here’s What you Need to Know to Prepare for the 2022-23 Flu Season

This flu season, ensuring patients over six months of age get vaccinated is critically important to help avoid illness. Getting vaccinated against inf...

Three Key Factors to Consider for Outsourced Revenue Cycle Management Success

Revenue cycle management is too significant to hand over to just anyone. You need a safe, trusted partner and expert who communicates well and produc...

The Case for Student Mental Health Days in America’s Schools

Recent legislation allows children to take mental health days off from public school, but not all states are on board. See where your state stands, an...

Communicating with your Patients for Pediatric Success

Learning to communicate with patients online has been a central hallmark of the COVID-19 pandemic for pediatric practices. However, evaluating whether...

Youth Suicide Prevention – When “Fine” Isn’t Fine

Many young children and teens struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately, organizations like Duck Cup Memorial Fund are stepping into the fra...

Pediatric Mental Health: Seeing the Whole Child

Rich Szabo, MD, joined the PediaTricks Podcast to discuss "Pediatric Mental Health - Seeing the Whole Child” to address the ongoing mental health cr...

Leveraging Social Media as a Communication Tool for Pediatric Practices

Social media can be polarizing, but there are many benefits that can be gained from using it as a patient engagement tool in your practice. Having ope...

Results from The Trevor Project 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health

The Trevor Project is one of this nation’s foremost non-profit organizations focusing on the mental health of of youth and young adults in the LGBTQ...

Telehealth – It’s Not Just for Pandemics

Since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, telehealth has been one of the most influential tools providers use to serve their patients. Claims have so...

The “No Surprises Act” and Pediatric Patient Billing

The No Surprises Act creates protections against unanticipated medical bills. These unexpected medical bills are an unfortunate reality of the pediatr...

Summer Activities for Teens and Tweens that Promote Mental Wellness

Some of the best summer activities can also help children decompress from a stressful school year, which can help improve troubling mental health symp...

How Screenings Help Identify and Address Pediatric Mental Health Challenges

It’s no surprise that pediatric mental health issues have skyrocketed to unrivaled levels as children have been forced to navigate the challenges ...

This May, Become a Mental Health Advocate for Mental Health Awareness Month

This year, Mental Health Awareness Month feels especially timely, as scientific publications and news pieces continue to chronicle the ongoing mental ...

Healthy Children, Healthy Future: Understanding the Importance of Pediatric Mental Health

Each May, we celebrate National Children’s Mental Health Week to underscore the importance of nurturing positive mental health among our nation’s ...

Autism Acceptance Month Celebrates Differences to Ignite Change

April is Autism Acceptance Month (AAM), a month-long celebration devoted to raising advocacy for and awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This...

Results from the First Mental Health Report Card for American Schools

It is no surprise that children and youth mental health has suffered greatly during the COVID-19 pandemic. With schools forced to switch back and fo...

How to Identify & Help Children Struggling with Their Mental Health During the Pandemic

The past couple of years of uncertainty, loss, and change have had a profound impact on our nation’s youth. Even prior to the pandemic, rates of anx...

Social Media and Its Impact on Children’s Mental Health: Here’s What You Need to Know

For many parents, raising kids that have a healthy relationship with social media can be a challenge. Why? Because social media is ubiquitous....

EHR Workflow Efficiency

With pediatric practices all over the country feeling understaffed and overworked, it is crucial to ensure you are using the correct tools for practic...

The State of Mental Health in America 2022: Youth Prevalence and Access to Care

On October 19th, 2021, a variety of leading pediatric organizations including the Children’s Hospital Association and the American Academy of Pediat...

Understaffed & Overworked? Pediatric CEU Webinar

Pediatric practices across the country are feeling overwhelmed as they try to keep up with the needs of their patients and maintain normalcy in their ...

Providing Care with Grace in Stressful Times

Instead of using the same strategies we had 3 years ago, we need to innovate and think creatively to thrive today and in the future. If we don’t, we...

 

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