Dissecting the business of a private pediatric practice for the purpose of examining its parts & discourse
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you probably know about my e-book, 101 Ways to Transform Your Practice. If you haven’t picked it up (it is free by the way) I wanted to give you a little nudge to do so. Not everything in the ebook is going to work in your practice. But at the very least, I think the ebook will spark ideas that you would have not had otherwise. If you are still not convinced, then let me share this little … [Read more...]
Don’t you just love these big companies that try to have their stuff sound more important. I mean, Customer Transition Program, who doesn’t want to be a part of that? I wish they’d call it what it really is “Sales Rep Needs to Meet Her Quota Program.” I’m sure you’ve gotten something like this ad on the side and since you are a smart, level headed business person you ask yourself, should I jump on these savings? Is it worth to … [Read more...]
Today is a good day. Why? Because pediatricians are banning together for a cause. Dr. Paul Offit, Chief of Pediatric Infections Diseases at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has a book out called Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All. (Amazon Link). Dr. Offit is an expert on vaccines, immunology, and virology. Moreover, he is a huge champion of the PRO-Vaccine movement and according to his Wikipedia page, he is … [Read more...]
On PedTalk - a pediatric mailing list for those that don’t know - another discussion erupted concerning vaccines. As usual, the topic was about insurance companies not compensating pediatricians enough to cover the cost of vaccines. One person asked why pediatricians were not fighting this issue and why the American Academy of Pediatrics was not doing more to help pediatricians in this regard. Dr. Hershel Lessin responded… and boy did he … [Read more...]
I was very happy to see Wired magazine’s cover story about vaccines titled An Epidemic of Fear: How Panicked Parents Skipping Shots Endanger Us All. I’m a big fan of Wired, so to see they’ve written a piece advocating vaccines puts a smile on my face. If you haven’t read it, you can check it out here. Wired magazine published some of the readers’ responses to the story. The results? Polarizing! People are very passionate on both … [Read more...]
I’ve heard a lot of people question why would parents/patients disregard their pediatrician’s advice (and credible scientific evidence), over a Playboy Bunny’s unscientific conclusion that vaccines cause autism. The answer is simple, really. Jenny McCarthy is telling an emotional and tragic story that depicts a mother struggling against all odds to overcome the challenges of her son’s disease. The pediatrician, on the other hand, is … [Read more...]
Google offers free services like Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Maps. So how do they make money if they offer these things for free? They know their business isn’t about these products; it is about advertising. Thus, by creating all these cool services, they get eyeballs; and eyeballs drive advertising dollars. Apple sells songs via their iTunes store at 99 cents. Apple gets to keep just 29 (30%) cents from every MP3 they sell. Do … [Read more...]
Yesterday, I kicked off a series that gives readers a peak at some of the things our practice has been doing in order to stay strong as a practice and more important, as a business. The posts are motivated by seeing a lot of experts online recommending how to do things better, yet never really providing practical examples of their recommendations. I’m not suggesting medical consultants and experts don’t have good ideas. I just like to … [Read more...]
