Clinical

10 Jan Implementing Trauma-Informed Care in your Pediatric Practice

Posted at 16:04h in Clinical, Pediatric EHR, Podcasts, Whole Child by Darice Warren

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,...

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28 Dec The Advantages of Joining a Clinically Integrated Network

Posted at 14:33h in Clinical, Managing your Practice by Darice Warren

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

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13 Dec Patient Engagement Strategies for Independent Pediatric Practices

Posted at 14:47h in Clinical, Marketing your Practice, Patient Engagement, Whole Child by Darice Warren

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

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29 Nov The State of Pediatric Mental Health in America 2023 Report

Posted at 16:10h in Clinical, Patient Engagement, Whole Child by Darice Warren

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

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15 Nov Providing Grace in Times of Stress: Solutions for Pediatric Practices

Posted at 15:06h in Clinical, Managing your Practice by Darice Warren

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

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25 Oct ADHD Awareness Month: Understanding a Shared Experience

Posted at 13:14h in Clinical, Patient Engagement, Whole Child by Darice Warren

ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders present in childhood. Despite receiving significant attention throughout the last 30 years, doctors...

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

Posted at 18:33h in Clinical, COVID-19, Patient Engagement, Vaccine Management by Darice Warren

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

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

Posted at 13:20h in Clinical, Vaccine Management by Darice Warren

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

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13 Sep Communicating with your Patients for Pediatric Success

Posted at 16:32h in Clinical, COVID-19, Patient Engagement, Podcasts, Whole Child by Darice Warren

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

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

Posted at 18:58h in Clinical, COVID-19, Patient Engagement, Podcasts, Whole Child by Darice Warren

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

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31 Aug Pediatric Mental Health: Seeing the Whole Child

Posted at 13:45h in Clinical, Patient Engagement, Whole Child by Darice Warren

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

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23 Aug Leveraging Social Media as a Communication Tool for Pediatric Practices

Posted at 17:13h in Clinical, Marketing your Practice, Patient Engagement, Podcasts by Darice Warren

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....

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

Posted at 15:18h in Clinical, Whole Child by Darice Warren

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...

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01 Jun How Screenings Help Identify and Address Pediatric Mental Health Challenges

Posted at 18:47h in Clinical, Patient Engagement, Pediatric EHR, Whole Child by Darice Warren

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

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

Posted at 13:35h in Clinical, Patient Engagement, Whole Child by Darice Warren

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

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

Posted at 19:10h in Clinical, Whole Child by Darice Warren

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

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27 Apr Autism Acceptance Month Celebrates Differences to Ignite Change

Posted at 16:43h in Clinical, Whole Child by Darice Warren

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

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27 Apr Results from the First Mental Health Report Card for American Schools

Posted at 16:21h in Clinical, Whole Child by Darice Warren

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 forth between remote...

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

Posted at 15:59h in Clinical, COVID-19, Patient Engagement, Whole Child by Darice Warren

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...

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

Posted at 15:11h in Clinical, Patient Engagement by Darice Warren

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

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14 Feb EHR Workflow Efficiency

Posted at 20:29h in Clinical, Financial, Pediatric EHR by Brett Cleary

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

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

Posted at 21:58h in Clinical, Whole Child by Darice Warren

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

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23 Nov Understaffed & Overworked? Pediatric CEU Webinar

Posted at 19:45h in Clinical, Financial, Patient Engagement, Pediatric EHR by Office Practicum

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...

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22 Nov Providing Care with Grace in Stressful Times

Posted at 18:42h in Clinical by Office Practicum

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....

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20 Nov Handling High Patient Volume While Understaffed

Posted at 21:09h in Clinical, Financial, Patient Engagement, Pediatric EHR by Office Practicum

With the recent surge in patient visits, you need to equip your practice to handle the high patient volume while facing the challenge of being...

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11 Nov Becoming a Patient-Centered Medical Home

Posted at 17:58h in Clinical, Pediatric EHR by Cyndi Kirchhoff

When we initially chose to become a PCMH, it was purely a financial decision. However, as we dug through the policies and best practices, we...

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

Posted at 18:16h in Clinical by Darice Warren

On October 19th, 2021, a variety of leading pediatric organizations including the Children’s Hospital Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics declared a national emergency in children’s...

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08 Nov Five Strategies to Ensure Vaccine Clinic Success

Posted at 22:45h in Clinical, COVID-19, Financial, Patient Engagement, Pediatric EHR by Office Practicum

This guide, Five Strategies to Ensure Vaccine Clinic Success, will answer all your questions around effectively reaching the maximum number of patients, with the minimum...

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02 Nov Short on Staff? Efficiency (Not Hiring) May be the Best Answer

Posted at 14:59h in Clinical, Financial, Interoperability, Pediatric EHR by Teagan Kuruna

The COVID-19 pandemic has exhausted pediatricians and staff alike. And yet, patients and their families still need care. Those who skipped medical visits over the...

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01 Nov The Many Forms of Pediatric Success

Posted at 16:59h in Clinical, Podcasts by Meredith Cheryba

One of the most challenging aspects of working in, or managing a pediatric practice, is defining success. Let’s take a look at the many forms...

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01 Nov 34th Annual Infectious Diseases in Children (IDC) Symposium

Posted at 14:18h in Clinical by Office Practicum

Get equipped with the right perspective and tools to take your pediatric practice to the next level at the 34th Annual Infectious Diseases in Children...

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31 Oct COVID-19 Self-Assessment Tool for Practice Websites

Posted at 15:24h in Clinical, Financial, Patient Engagement, Pediatric EHR, Whole Child by Office Practicum

As pediatricians are struggling to keep up with limited resources and increased demand for care related to COVID-19, two distinguished pediatricians have partnered up to...

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24 Oct Tackling Pediatric Staffing Challenges

Posted at 14:11h in Clinical, Financial, Patient Engagement, Pediatric EHR by Jeffrey Cooper, MD, FAAP

After spending the last 18 months of the pandemic innovating new ways to keep staff engaged, excited for your patients, and most importantly employed, many...

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10 Oct How Do We Craft People-Minded KPIs?

Posted at 00:14h in Clinical, Patient Engagement by Alisa Vaughn, CMPE

Instead of referring to KPIs as key performance indicators, we should also think of them as key people indicators. By taking a more holistic view...

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06 Oct Pediatric Patient Panels: What is the Right Size?

Posted at 14:47h in Clinical by Susan Hannon

Have you been struggling to determine the optimum panel size for your pediatric practice? There are a variety of factors that influence this important decision....

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05 Oct How to Celebrate National Pediatric Nurses Week in Your Practice

Posted at 23:40h in Clinical, Patient Engagement, Pediatric EHR by Brianna Miller

This week is National Pediatric Nurses Week! We wanted to take some time to say a huge “thank you!” to all the nurses that work...

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05 Oct Overwhelmed and Understaffed

Posted at 18:50h in Clinical, Financial, Interoperability, Patient Engagement, Pediatric EHR, Reporting, Vaccine Management by Office Practicum

The kids are back to school, Delta is surging, there is a significant volume of patient visits and calls, and our pediatric practices are drowning...

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29 Sep Help! My Practice Is Drowning.

Posted at 19:15h in Clinical, Financial, Patient Engagement by Office Practicum

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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23 Sep How to Evaluate Your Telehealth Program

Posted at 16:01h in Clinical, Financial, Patient Engagement, Pediatric EHR by Office Practicum

With the influx of patient visits, have you considered evaluating your practice's telehealth solution? Join pediatric industry-leaders as they to discuss how to properly assess...

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23 Sep LGTBQ+ Youth and Suicide Prevention

Posted at 15:04h in Clinical by Darice Warren

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Why is it so important that we create awareness and take action? Because the data is alarming....

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20 Sep Efficiently and Effectively Handling Referrals & Transitions of Care

Posted at 15:52h in Clinical, Financial, Pediatric EHR by BJ Bloom, RN, IBCLC

Patient care gaps are created when we fail to follow up with patients referred to specialists, sent for a diagnostic test, or recently prescribed medication....

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08 Sep The Pediatric Success Series Podcast

Posted at 16:33h in Clinical, Financial, Pediatric EHR, Podcasts by Shawn Rosler

The Pediatric Success Series is excited to introduce our new podcast – created by pediatricians for pediatricians. Listen in to get tips, tricks, and advice...

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06 Sep How to Supersize a Patient’s Visit

Posted at 18:33h in Clinical, Financial, Pediatric EHR, Reporting by Suzanne Berman, MD, FAAP

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

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30 Aug How to Manage the Financial Health of Your Practice

Posted at 17:49h in Clinical, Financial, Interoperability, Patient Engagement, Pediatric EHR, Reporting, Vaccine Management by Office Practicum

With the increased healthcare regulations and lingering impacts of the public health emergency, the business aspect of your pediatric practice has become more demanding than...

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29 Aug After Hours Care Solution

Posted at 22:19h in Clinical, Financial, Patient Engagement, Pediatric EHR by Office Practicum

What is your after hours workflow and how do you handle high volumes? With so many pediatric practices feeling overbooked and understaffed, an enhanced nurse...

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28 Aug One Pediatric Practice’s Journey in Becoming a COVID Vaccinator Site

Posted at 00:47h in Clinical, COVID-19, Financial, Pediatric EHR by Jeffrey Cooper, MD, FAAP

I've thought all along that it makes sense for our pediatric practices to be involved in protecting against COVID with education and general care; however,...

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01 Aug Pediatric Anxiety Disorders

Posted at 18:22h in Clinical, Pediatric EHR by Darice Warren

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...

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30 Jul Identify and Close Clinical Care Gaps in Pediatrics

Posted at 14:02h in Clinical, Financial, Interoperability, Patient Engagement, Pediatric EHR, Reporting, Vaccine Management by Office Practicum

Clinically speaking, do you run a perfect pediatric practice? Of course not because no one does. There is always room for improvement. Interested in learning...

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20 Jul Back-to-School…What to Expect?

Posted at 13:57h in Clinical, COVID-19, Financial by Guest Blog

Although promising signs indicate the COVID-19 pandemic is becoming more manageable, it's reasonable to expect the back-to-school season to look different....

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16 Jul Improving Clinical and Financial Outcomes

Posted at 17:52h in Clinical, Financial, Interoperability, Patient Engagement, Pediatric EHR, Reporting, Vaccine Management by Office Practicum

Few practices have ultimate wisdom about all aspects of their practice, which is why the “continuous” in continuous quality improvement is so important. If you...

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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 Office Practicum

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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28 Jun Resources for LGBTQIIA+ Friendly Practices

Posted at 17:18h in Clinical, Financial, Pediatric EHR by Meredith Cheryba

To fully serve the needs of the diverse individuals within the LGBTQ community, healthcare providers must understand the challenges they face when seeking care, and...

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