Much of the time, your practice’s social media presence is a good thing: it helps you connect to your community, share information about your office, and enables you to share generalized health education. But when bad actors strike in tandem, some pediatricians have experienced online attacks on their stance on vaccines and other healthcare. These online trolls can bombard practices with negative reviews, harassment, and even coordinated disinformation campaigns that threaten a practice's reputation and patient relationships. In this post, we’ll cover a few ways to protect your practice and m ..read more

Pediatric practices now have plenty of ways to communicate with families and patients. Which methods work best for patient engagement? Are phone calls still effective? In this blog, we’ll cover these and other tools for getting in touch, both online and in real life ..read more

Up to 13% of all children miss 15 or more school days each year. After the COVID-19 pandemic, schools have reported absenteeism is on the rise. Since absenteeism can lead to negative health outcomes for children, pediatricians have an important role to play in preventing and addressing school absenteeism. In this post, we’ll take a look at how schools and governments are helping, and how your office can help using tools you use every day, like your EHR ..read more

As a pediatric practice owner, you've likely noticed an increase in cases of human parvovirus B19 (also known as parvovirus B19) in your community. This highly contagious virus has been on the rise, with cases spiking in Europe earlier this year and now spreading across the United States. The disease is particularly infectious among children, including in schools and day cares. Here’s what we know so far about the virus’s momentum and steps you can take to protect your community, patients, and staff ..read more

As the summer months come to a close and families prepare for the return to school, it's time for pediatricians to turn their attention to the upcoming autumn vaccination season. With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to evolve and new vaccine recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), physicians must take proactive steps to ensure their young patients are protected. Luckily, there are plenty of ways to prepare ..read more

PCC hits the road this July for our first West Coast Users’ Conference since 2018! We are thrilled to have you join us in beautiful Denver, Colorado for our favorite event of the year, where we’ll welcome fierce friends and vanquish fearsome foes under the banner of our Pediatric Superheroes theme. Don your cape and pack your bags for your super-mobile of choice – it’s going to be a superpowered Users’ Conference ..read more

In 2023, Physicians’ Computer Company celebrated our 40th birthday with aKLAS Research win. In 2024, PCC wonBest in KLAS once again, and this year, we’re excited to welcome users to our celebration of PCC EHR 10.0! This milestone represents years of work and many hours of working and collaborating with pediatric practices to make the best EHR for pediatrics. Here are some features we’re excited to share with your practice ..read more

Many pediatricians are familiar with a patient (or parent) throwing a ‘tantrum’. Parenting, like healthcare, is full of tough conversations. But just as pediatricians can help parents reframe toddlers’ ‘meltdowns’ by thinking about them as opportunities to help a child emotionally regulate, your practice can use the same techniques to de-escalate conflict with patients, parents, and each other ..read more

Care management services are an important part of a patient’s medical home experience. While under their pediatrician’s care, in many cases, a child will require other specialists, providers, and clinical visits to ensure their conditions are well-managed. In this post, we’ll take a look at the differences between complex care cases and ways your practice can best approach them ..read more

PCC is excited to share Patient Pre-Check-In, a feature available to add to PCC EHR user systems. Check-in is an important part of a patient’s visit: it’s the first impression families get of your office and provides necessary demographic, insurance, and financial information. With Patient Pre-Check-In as a part of your PCC Care Plan, PCC users can reduce transcription errors, time at the front desk, and make visits less stressful for families and for front desk staff.  ..read more