Dr. Patrick Pulliam

Pediatrician @CovCarePeds & @ELBFC. Husband, father of 8, #tweetiatrician, #ebm, #patienteducation, #breastfeeding, child & family #flourishing

[Dr. Patrick Pulliam @PedsDocPulliam]

“Never have so many people had so much access to so much knowledge and yet have been so resistant to learning anything.” - Tom Nichols, The Death of Expertise

[Dr. Patrick Pulliam @PedsDocPulliam]

@DGlaucomflecken @RealDoctorMike

[Dr. Patrick Pulliam @PedsDocPulliam]

@andy_eisen @jtrebach Maple syrup urine disease

[Dr. Patrick Pulliam @PedsDocPulliam]

A fantastic new practice management resource for pediatricians! Lunch and learn topics include budgeting, setting fees, payor rates, provider productivity, bonus and profit sharing models. #pediatricpracticemanagement https://t.co/Z5RHhgTSzK

[Dr. Patrick Pulliam @PedsDocPulliam]

I’m thrilled and honored to attend the @AmerAcadPeds Leadership Conference, representing GA and the @GAChapterAAP ! In addition to training, we’re working to enhance the well-being of children and pediatric health professionals at state, regional, and national levels. #AAPLC2024

[Dr. Patrick Pulliam @PedsDocPulliam]

From the CDC: 1. any child with Federal employee insurance has obesity care covered. They are working on Medicaid on a national level. 2. New ICD-10 codes for pediatric obesity coming Oct. 1, 2024. #aap2023 @AAPHealthyWt @AAPexperience

[Dr. Patrick Pulliam @PedsDocPulliam]

I have thought (but not enough) about the language I use with families re: obesity, but I confess I had not really considered the language in our EHR and the rest of our team, even the names of our appointment templates! #aap2023 @AAPHealthyWt

[Healthy Child Weight @AAPHealthyWt]

Our national conference @AAPexperience starts tomorrow and we’re kicking it off with the Innovations in Obesity Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment Forum. See you soon! #AAP2023

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[Dr. Patrick Pulliam @PedsDocPulliam]

First up at the @AAPexperience Obesity Forum: a clinical decision support tool based in the new obesity CPG. Very exciting. I’ve seen part of it and designed one for our EHR as well. It is extremely helpful. #AAP2023

[Dr. Patrick Pulliam @PedsDocPulliam]

Appropriate today as the @AAPexperience begins today with the innovations in obesity forum. #AAP2023

[Dr. Patrick Pulliam @PedsDocPulliam]

It would be logical to think that insurers would be reluctant to cover new expensive obesity drugs. Think again. PBMs can profit, and if you are an insurer who owns a PBM, well you can too. But at whose expense? https://t.co/HgWs48iK66

[Dr. Patrick Pulliam @PedsDocPulliam]

Expert advice on practice management excellence from Alisa Vaughn. “Without KPIs you are navigating blindly, running your practice on hope.” #PedsOnParkway2023

[Ben Spitalnick MD @DrBenSpitalnick]

Here we go! Welcome to the Practice Management and Coding seminar at #PedsonPerimeter2023 ! First up is our own Dr Nicola Chin with Bright Futures Pearls @GAChapterAAP @PedsDocPulliam @HScornik

[Dr. Patrick Pulliam @PedsDocPulliam]

Excited for the fall @GAChapterAAP meeting! This morning is practice mgt: Bright Futures, key performance indicators, and active shooter preparation. #PedsOnPerimeter2023

[Dr. Patrick Pulliam @PedsDocPulliam]

This may help settle the debate on amox vs. amox-clav, at least for now. In the PCV era, there was no increase in the risk of treatment failure using amox alone. Though not a RCT, it is reassuring that we may not need to move to amox-clav as first-line therapy just yet.

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

Among children with acute sinusitis treated in the outpatient setting, amoxicillin-clavulanate was associated with more adverse events and no difference in treatment failure risk compared to amoxicillin. https://t.co/n5iBYQera2

[Dr. Patrick Pulliam @PedsDocPulliam]

This disturbing trend is continuing. Financing lower volume, low margin services at hospitals and outpatient offices is challenging. This will not help our maternal mortality problem in the US. What value do we place on maternity care? https://t.co/LUD9WwgU6C via @WSJ

[Dr. Patrick Pulliam @PedsDocPulliam]

@AHIMAResources I was unable to join on Monday. The website is not working.

[Dr. Patrick Pulliam @PedsDocPulliam]

Fascinating: An interview with ChatGPT on how it can function in health care. The article does not say whether it was the 3.5 or 4.0 version.

[NEJM Catalyst @nejmcatalyst]

With the enormous interest in and worry about ChatGPT, David Asch recently asked the chatbot how it might be useful in health care. Here's his interview: https://t.co/5a1MRkpbZU

[Dr. Patrick Pulliam @PedsDocPulliam]

Good news: Unit­ed­Health Group Inc. earn­ings rose to $5.61 bil­lion in the first quar­ter, com­pared with $5.03 bil­lion in the same pe­riod a year ear­lier. https://t.co/tAntcp2l2r