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Can telemedicine reduce the overprescription of antibiotics?
A recent study has found that direct-to-consumer (DTC) telemedicine services were more likely to prescribe antibiotics than urgent care centers and pediatric practices, and less likely to follow guidelines on antibiotic use.
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Financial incentive program for providers reduces pediatric ED visits
image description here A physician incentive program (PIP) that provides primary care providers (PCPs) with bonuses tied to specific goals to decrease pediatric emergency department (ED) use significantly decreases such visits, according to a retrospective analysis involving 1376 PCPs who participated in the PIP.

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What happened to the medical home?
image description here Kids deserve the best care when they are ill or injured, and the best care should come from seeing the pediatrician in the medical home.

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CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS VIDEO
 
How atopic dermatitis impacts sleep quality and duration
image description here For Contemporary Pediatrics, Dr Bobby Lazzara discusses a study published in JAMA Pediatrics that examined how atopic dermatitis impacted the sleep quality and duration of the 14,000 study participants.
 
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