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Volume 20, Issue 5
May 2002
AAP News Cover Image for Volume 20, Issue 5
ISSN 1073-0397
EISSN 1556-3332

News and Features

Pediatrics captures fewer U.S. seniors: Match Day 2002
from the AAP Division of Graduate Medical Education and Pediatric Workforce
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Topics: internship and residency , older adult
Pediatricians reach out to growing homeless population
Alyson Sulaski Wyckoff
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Topics: homeless persons , homelessness
Pediatric Rule suspension reversed
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Topics: drug approval , united states food and drug administration
AAP policy process entails extensive review
Lori O’Keefe
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Topics: advisory committees , social survey , balance, device
Extortionists target Fla. doctors
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Topics: computers , telephone , police
Experts address dose reduction in pediatric CT
Thomas L. Slovis, M.D., FAAP
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Topics: drug tapering
New infant formula additives approved by FDA
from the AAP Committee on Nutrition
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Topics: infant formula , united states food and drug administration , fatty acids , infant, premature , polyunsaturated fatty acids
Guidance revised for flu vaccine use
Margaret B. Rennels, M.D., FAAP
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Topics: influenza vaccines
Help parents determine if camps measure up
Mary Thomas
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Topics: cyclic amp
State budget woes threaten Medicaid, SCHIP
Carla Kemp
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Topics: budgets , children's health insurance program (chip) , medicaid
Update on vaccine shortages
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Topics: vaccines
New Medem service expands doctor/patient communication
Carla Kemp
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Topics: cpt codes , health maintenance organizations , malpractice , physician-patient relations
Dr. Kohrt committed to children with special needs
Amy Cynkar
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Topics: child with special needs , quality improvement , cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, prednisone, and vincristine
Attack asthma from all sides
Trisha Korioth
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Topics: asthma
CDC, FDA advise against powdered formula in NICUs
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Topics: united states food and drug administration , meningitis
2001 CATCH planning funds awarded
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Topics: child health , child health services , community , health services , medical home
Focus efforts on diet, exercise, behavior changes: Battle of the bulge
Deborah Johnson
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Topics: behavioral change , diet , exercise , obesity
AAP seeks national standards for newborn screening
Sue Wallace, R.N.
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Topics: metabolic diseases , national standards , neonatal screening , tandem mass spectrometry
Medical home builders tackle reimbursement, coding issues
Sheryl Cash
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Topics: medical home , reimbursement mechanisms , medical coding
Academy challenges another carrier’s coding practices
from the AAP Division of Health Care Finance and Practice
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Topics: medical coding , cpt codes
Focus on improving ‘customer’ satisfaction in all aspects of practice
Anne B. Francis, M.D., FAAP
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Topics: consumer satisfaction , customer service
Take steps to reduce risks when e-mailing patients
Robert Gerstle, M.D., FAAP
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Topics: confidentiality , internet , personal integrity , telephone , physicians' offices
FDA approves new DTaP vaccine
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Topics: diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis vaccines , united states food and drug administration
Medicaid recipients can sue: Michigan court
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Topics: medicaid , michigan

Health Briefs

Health Briefs - May 2002
Carla Kemp
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Topics: asthma , haemophilus influenzae type b , headache , hyperkinesis , reproductive techniques, assisted

Washington Report

Suspension of Pediatric Rule would be blow to AAP efforts
Poppy Meier
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Topics: best pharmaceuticals for children act , united states food and drug administration , incentives , statutes and laws , litigation
Academy honors Drs. Eisenberg, Simpson for contributions to children’s health
Poppy Meier
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Topics: child health , united states agency for healthcare research and quality
Bioterrorism bill must account for children’s needs
Poppy Meier
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Topics: bioterrorism
Environmental issues discussed
Poppy Meier
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Topics: environmental health , united states environmental protection agency
Public service recognized
Poppy Meier
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Topics: awards and prizes , child health , dental care for children , government , tobacco use

Pediatricians and the Law

Reining in experts could reduce litigation costs
Gary N. McAbee, D.O., J.D., FAAP
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Topics: expert testimony , fees and charges , legal admissibility , litigation , medical malpractice

Coding Corner

Coding Corner - May 2002
from the AAP Division of Health Care Finance and Practice
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Topics: medical coding

Agency ABCs

FEMA for Kids site can ease fears about natural disasters
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Topics: fear , natural disasters , disasters , hurricanes

Chapter Views and News

Improving oral health gets boost in N. Carolina
from the AAP Department of Chapter and State Affairs
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Topics: oral health
HIPAA changes would impact patient confidentiality
Lori O’Keefe
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Topics: confidentiality , health insurance portability and accountability act , privacy

For Your Information

For Your Information - May 2002
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Topics: education, medical, continuing , mental health , smoking cessation , substance abuse prevention , health insurance portability and accountability act

Health Alerts

Health Alerts - May 2002
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Topics: basketball , burns , camping , car seats , soap

Fellows in the News

Fellows in the News - May 2002
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Topics: awards and prizes , professors , schools, medical , hospitals, pediatric

In Memoriam

In Memoriam - May 2002
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Topics: bladder cancer , cancer , colon cancer , colorectal cancer , heart failure

Seen & Heard

Seen & Heard - May 2002
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Topics: antidepressive agents , asthma , childhood obesity , child-life workers , communicable diseases
All Issues
  • Online ISSN 1556-3332
  • Print ISSN 1073-0397

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