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It's Time for Back-to-School Vaccinations |
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Why vaccinate? Vaccines save lives and protect against the spread of disease. If you decide not to immunize your child, you put your child at risk. Your child could catch a disease that is dangerous or deadly. Getting vaccinated is much better than getting the disease.
Your pediatrician knows that you care about your child’s health and safety. That’s why you need to get all the scientific facts from a medical professional you can trust before making any decisions based on stories you may have seen or heard on TV, the Internet, or from other parents. Your pediatrician cares about your child too and wants you to know that…
NC Immunization Schedule Immunization Letter from AAP
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Tuesday, September 14th
12:00-4:30pm
PL-2 Career Day for second year pediatric residents:
Location: TBD
Tuesday, September 21st
11:30-5:00pm
PL-3 Career Day for third year pediatric residents:
Embassy Suites Raleigh-Durham Research Triangle
Saturday, October 30th
Fall Open Forum
Location: TBD
Details coming soon |
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Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records |
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 This summer the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Final Rule establishing the criteria with which eligible pediatricians, other health providers and hospitals must comply in order qualify for the incentive payments that are available to clinicians through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Providers are not required to begin participating in the incentive program in 2011, however, providers must begin receiving payments no later than 2016.
Read Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records: An Overview
AAP staff have reviewed the Final Rule and developed several resources to guide pediatricians and their practices in achieving Meaningful Use. You may access these resources at http://www.aap.org/ehr.
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