Instead of trying to change the reality of your patient’s busy lives, clinicians should be working diligently to make every visit easier.

Every child gets scared or anxious sometimes. It’s normal for kids to be afraid of the dark, shy around new people, or become nervous before a big test. It becomes an issue when fear and anxiety cause distress or interfere with everyday activities.

In order to manage your revenue cycle effectively, you need to monitor several key performance indicators (KPI) to help protect and increase your cash flow. It’s crucial that you understand what these KPIs are and how they impact your practice.

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 your schedules.

The current healthcare system is set up to treat acute diseases, but lacks the capacity for complex cases. In contrast, the whole child approach uses collaborative care, including physical, behavioral, development, and environmental health.

One strategy to help with the increasing patient responsibility of healthcare costs, is to implement and enforce a strong financial policy.

Implementing an EHR and practice management system is a substantial commitment that involves a lot of work and potentially a lot of changes for everyone in your pediatric practice.

What about the financial well-being of your pediatric practice? Are you meeting your goals for patient volume?

Providing quality pediatric care takes collaboration between parents and primary care physicians. How is effective management of referrals and transitions of care vital to the success of that partnership?

In a field with similar practices, how can you get your pediatric practice to stand out? How can you increase traffic to your website, social media pages, etc.? And, what kind of marketing strategy will resonate with patients’ families?