High-five – free patient education
A big part of being an allergist is making sure our patients, young and old, understand their conditions and what treatments are available. A classic way to do…
From the desk of the EMD: Reflections from the College Leadership Summit.
For the second year, the College hosted a leadership summit for young allergists. It was a diverse group, with a majority being female and coming from academic…
Help spread the word about early peanut introduction
You know giving peanut products to infants can help reduce the risk of peanut allergies – but do your non-allergist colleagues know? How about your patie…
Curbing step-therapy abuses
Many allergists have contacted us about payer step-therapy requirements and what can be done to ensure patients get the treatments they need. What is step-ther…
Review your financial data before it becomes public
Did you or your practice receive payments from drug companies, device manufacturers or group purchasing organizations in 2017? These payments may have been for…
Use our valuable summer tips to promote your practice
It’s time to think about how to promote your practice this summer, and our article templates make it easy.The College’s Marketing Toolkit has a lot…
When to use biologics, plus JAK/STATs for asthma
I hope you have had a great April so far and are looking forward to summer. I trust all of you have received your April issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma …
Cost-saving tips from your colleagues
Allergy practices are feeling squeezed on all sides, with reductions in reimbursement, potential penalties from MIPS and challenges collecting from patients wi…
A whole new Annual Scientific Meeting awaits
Don’t fall victim!Beware of fake sites for the College’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Seattle – Registration and hotel blocks are not a…
Step up this spring
Spring is in bloom – step up and lend a hand in your community by offering free allergy and asthma screenings. It might sound like a big task, but the College …
Your practice can save time and money
As part of its Administrative Simplification Rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) established standards to streamline communications be…
Food allergy: fact versus fiction
Food allergy has always been a hot topic for both allergists and patients. It’s a highly life-altering allergy to live with, so naturally patients have a lot o…
Biology of anticytokine drugs and challenges of treating pediatric asthma
We are excited about the contents of our April issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. This issue has multiple articles that provide the practic…
From the desk of the EMD: Goodbye Tom; hello Tom
With the conclusion of the Academy/WAO meeting in Orlando last month, there was the passing of the guard in the executive vice president (EVP) position of AAAA…
A new generation of leaders
Recently, 21 future leaders gathered in Chicago for the College Leadership Summit – a day and a half intensive course on interpersonal skills, advocacy, …
Billing for venom testing and immunotherapy
As we noted in last week’s Insider, there continues to be concerns about pricing and adequate availability of venoms for testing and treatment. We also u…
Common food allergy questions answered and childhood asthma risk
I hope you have had a productive March and that Annals has in some way contributed to your productivity. I want to be certain that you are aware of two of the …
An old tool takes on new meaning
We’re all familiar with the classic wooden yardstick, a tool you always want to have around. What exactly do wooden rulers have to do with medicine? Yardsticks…
Top 10 reasons to have your practice manager join the College
Is your practice manager a College member? If not, you’re probably not taking advantage of everything the College has to offer. Take your practice to the next …
From the desk of the EMD: Allergists just want to have fun
Maybe I lead a boring life, but I do look forward to the Medscape surveys on different aspects of US physicians’ lives. The latest is entitled Medscape P…
