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Finance and Economics

Review financial issues facing today's pediatricians, including what you need to know about practice management, personal financial, and other advice about medical economics.

Vaccine Crisis

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, 'the soaring costs of vaccines combined with lower reimbursements from insurance companies will lead to the under-immunization of the nation’s children and unnecessary outbreaks of preventable diseases.'

Medicaid Reimbursement Reports

2004 to 2005 Medicai reimbursement reports from the American Academy of Pediatrics, 'to assist both providers and purchasers of health care services in making independent decisions regarding practice management and the provision and purchase of health care services.'

Medical Economics Magazine Pediatrics Center

Offers peer reviewed medical journal articles focusing on pediatrics and its subspecialties, with a focus on medical economics.

AAP Finance and Payment Tools

A wide array of resources from the AAP related to the financial aspects of practice management, including the costs associating with starting and maintaining a practice, establishing effective contracts with third-party payers, coding, billing and collections, management of debt, and other key topics.

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