Thursday Thoughts

4/6/17   “Men who are occupied in the restoration of health to other men, by the joint exertion of skill and humanity, are above all the great of the earth. They even partake of divinity, since to preserve and renew is almost as noble as to create.”     –...

Allergy Season 2017 Resources

4/5/17   News reports have been coming in about the expectations of a harsher than usual allergy season this year.   With weather, rains and a big bloom there may be more patients in need of allergy evaluation and treatment.  Medical Practice Purchasing Group has...

Preventing Flu deaths in Children

4/4/17   This case cohort study published yesterday in Pediatrics provides more scientific evidentiary support of human life being protected through influenza vaccination.  This research demonstrates how children and adolescent lives in particular are protected. ...

EHR Alerts Increasing Immunization Rates

3/29/17   This news is particularly apropos as medical practices across the United States are reserving their flu vaccine orders for the upcoming 2017-2018 influenza season.  A Penn study shows a little EHR prompt can increase influenza immunization...

2017 ACIP HPV Vaccine Recommendations

3/28/17   Review the recent options for immunizing your patients against Human Papilloma Virus.  Get clarification with the ACIP’s 2017 HPV Vaccine Recommendations  Either 2 or 3 doses are recommended depending on the age of the patient when you start the...