The atopic march
The February issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology has a special emphasis on the atopic march. From the cover that depicts a typical march from…
How do you track practice financial performance? Part 3
This is the third and final article in our series on tracking practice financial performance. Today’s focus is on key metrics for provider performa…
From the desk of the EMD: Can Maintenance of Certification (MOC) be saved?
Most of you received a “present” from the ABAI in your inbox to start the new year. The Continuous Assessment Program (CAP) has begun. Will this be…
Safe steroid use self-assessment module
Here’s a sweet offer! Save $30 when you register for the Safe Steroid Use self-assessment module. Test your knowledge on side effects, optimal dosing, pa…
How do you track practice financial performance? Part 2
This is the second article in our series on tracking practice financial performance, and today we’re focusing on practice efficiency and revenue collection met…
Apply for officer and board positions
Fellows: are you interested in leading the College and helping to drive the organization forward? Apply for the 2018-19 positions of vice-president and treasur…
USP’s revisions to sterile compounding standards; atopic dermatitis yardstick and recent advances
Hopefully all of you have received the January issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and have seen the many great features and articles contain…
How do you track practice financial performance? Part 1
Allergy practices now have more performance data than ever before. In addition to the reports from EHRs, practice management systems, and/or patient surveys th…
Reducing the burden of prior authorizations
It’s a new year and a new round of headaches in obtaining prior authorizations for our patients’ medications. Let’s look at three issues practicing allergists …
High-five – Ask the Expert
Every month we want to give a shout out – a high five – to a great member resource on the College website. This month we highlight “Ask…
Diagnosis and management of difficult-to-treat atopic dermatitis and birch pollen immunotherapy in patients with local allergic rhinitis.
The January 2018 issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology launches the renewed effort of our journal to serve our readers with the highest possibl…
From the desk of the EMD: Financial considerations for allergists
One of my favorite websites is Bogleheads.org. In case you are not familiar with this site, it is a forum inspired by the investing philosophy of Jack Bogle. Y…
Position statement on telemedicine and practice guidelines for allergic rhinitis
As 2017 draws to a close, I want to thank all of the people who make the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology a successful journal. Our editors, editorial …
Top ten College Insider reads of 2017
We’ve done a lot this year. We’ve looked at our past as we celebrated our 75th anniversary, and we’ve looked toward the bright future for allergy. As another y…
When should you send a patient to collections?
Previous practice excellence articles from the College have addressed collecting payment at the time of service and the importance of improving customer servic…
A new definition of severe asthma and how lymphoid cells relate to allergy
While the December 2017 Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology is the final issue of the year, it has some great articles for the practicing clinician. These…
Give us a high-five!
We’re extremely proud to announce that the College was awarded Accreditation with Commendation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (A…
From the desk of the EMD: Reflections on a visit to China
Recently, I had the pleasure of giving a series of lectures on asthma topics in several respiratory hospitals and at the Sichuan Medical Association meeting in…
Allergy-specific revenue and cost data is here!
How does your practice stack up? The College partnered with the Medical Group Management Association to collect allergy-specific practice cost and revenue data…
Epinephrine scripts and referral to allergist after ED admission; and a challenging case of periorbital eyelid swelling
There are two additional special articles that I call your attention to in the November issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology that should be of…
