Interviews
Spark Rx
Spark Rx https://vimeo.com/760795679 Because of the COVID-19 pandemic there is now a mental health crisis affecting our young patients. The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Children’s Hospital Association...
ScribeEMR
ScribeEMR https://vimeo.com/732953651 Many medical practices employ scribes to expedite note completion. Scribes can be medical assistants, LNAs, pre-med students, or nurses who are trained by the practice to write your notes. Certification is not required,...
Outcome Referrals
Outcome Referrals https://vimeo.com/691381859 As a pediatrician I use numerous forms to screen children for depression, anxiety, suicidal risk, substance abuse, ADHD and other. These forms are also used to monitor patients undergoing treatment. I recently...
SoftSpot Application
SoftSpot Application https://vimeo.com/742223617 Most pediatricians are aware that plagiocephaly (asymmetric head shape), and brachycephaly (wide head shape), occur frequently in young infants, with some estimates placing the incidence as high as 19 to 40%....
Caregiver Interview
Caregiver Interview https://vimeo.com/656159144 Early physicians recognized that illness often was associated with fever, but it took centuries for scientists to develop the means to measure body temperature. Although Galileo in 1592 was the first to fashion a crude...
CHADIS System
CHADIS System https://vimeo.com/649601920 In 2001, 2 developmental pediatricians, Drs. Barbara Howard and Raymond Sturner, developed the Child Health and Development Interactive System (CHADIS; Total Child Health Inc; Baltimore, Maryland), a comprehensive...
New Welch Allyn Diagnostic Tools – 2021Update: Interview and Review
New Welch Allyn Diagnostic Tools - 2021Update: Interview and Review https://vimeo.com/564761157 https://vimeo.com/566301535 The (new) tools of the trade…. Primary care physicians have been using Welch Allyn diagnostic sets for decades. In 2008, Welch Allyn introduced...
Canid Vaccine Management System
Canid Vaccine Management System https://vimeo.com/552513268 There are now 63 state, regional, and city-based vaccine registries, called Immunization Information Systems (IISs), each operating independently under its respective local and state policies. It is the...
Jared Pelo MD, DAX Interview
https://vimeo.com/543136029 Jared Pelo MD, DAX Interview Nuance Communications, the company that pioneered voice detection software for medical practices, partnered with Microsoft in 2019 to develop an “ambient clinical intelligence” system, called the “Dragon Ambient...
Gnymble Text Messaging Application
https://vimeo.com/540750280 Gynmble Text Messaging Application The old-fashioned way to communicate with patients is via letter or phone call. Too often patients who wish to schedule an appointment or ask a physician a question, have long waits on...
Medical Waste Machine
Every medical practice must dispose of medical sharps. One can use one of a very limited number of medical sharp disposal services or process your medical sharps on site.
Buzzy 4 Shots Interview
Amy Baxter MD is one smart pediatrician. She was originally trained as an emergency room pediatrician, and now she’s a successful inventor and entrepreneur.
FebriDx Interview
Dr. Rob Sambursky, the President and CEO of Lumos Diagnostics is a very patient man.
Doximity Dialer Interview
Over the next few months you will have the opportunity to read my article in Contemporary Pediatrics, that details a “Battle Plan for Combating COVID-19”.
WiscMed Interview: Dr. Jim Berbee
I’ve had a great time reviewing medical devices for primary care physicians for the past 30 years. Every device has a fascinating origin story and takes years to develop, refine and bring to the market.
Nuance Dax
Many primary care providers have discovered that they can expedite completion of EHR notes by using Nuances Dragon Medical One (DMO), voice recognition software.