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Brandon Betancourt
Brandon has an extensive background in business strategy, marketing, financial analysis, operations, and organizational behavior. With over 20 years of leadership and management experience, Brandon brings unique insight and a wealth of experience to the Pediatric Management Institute.
In 2004, with his wife – and pediatrician – Brandon co-founded Salud Pediatrics, a private practice in the wester-suburbs of Chicago. In this role, he oversees and manages all administrative responsibilities for the practice.
Fiercehealth, Medical Economics, AMA News, and Medscape have spotlighted Brandon. He has also contributed articles on practice management to Pediatric Consultant 360 online, KevinMd.com and AAP News. Brandon has been a faculty member for the American Academy of Pediatrics, National Conference and Exhibition – as well as local AAP chapters – lectured at the Pediatric Institute Conference and other industry events.
As a business management consultant, Brandon works closely with organizations to help them become competitive, sustainable and healthy. He excels at quickly framing business problems, prioritize root causes and lead multidisciplinary teams team both in strategic and implementation engagement.
Brandon and his wife Joanna live in Chicago. They have three children, Brianna, Alexandra, and Alan. When Brandon is not busy with parental duties, analyzing Salud Pediatrics account receivables or coaching leadership teams, you can find him writing professional bios in the third person.
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When claims get delayed or denied for your pediatric practice, the problem isn’t always with your billing team. Often, it's due to changing payor requirements, complex coding rules, incomplete insurance information, documentation gaps, and inefficient workflows. Here are tips to help your billing team get unstuck and strengthen your revenue cycle. 👇
Why Pediatric Billers Get Stuck — And How Your Practice Can Help Claims Get Paid
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Discover the unique challenges pediatric billers face and learn how practices can support them to improve claim processing and streamline workflows.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling for policies that protect the health and well-being of immigrant children and families. 🩺
The AAP emphasizes that immigration policies and enforcement practices can have significant effects on children’s physical and mental health, while barriers to healthcare can make it harder for families to access the services they need.
Pediatric practices play an important role in providing safe, accessible, family-centered care and helping ensure children receive appropriate healthcare regardless of immigration status.
Learn more about the AAP’s recommendations for supporting the health and well-being of immigrant children and families. 👇
AAP Calls for Border Policies That Protect Children's Health & Well-Being
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In its policy statement, "Reception and Assessment of Immigrant Children and Families Seeking U.S. Humanitarian Protection: Upholding the Best Interest of the Child," the AAP calls for a humanitari...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Many practice management and EHR systems include reports that can uncover issues with scheduling, billing, collections, productivity, and other areas of the practice. Yet these reports can easily go unused. Here are the reports to review. 👇
8 reports your practice already pays for and never runs | Physicians Practice
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Before buying another dashboard, run the eight reports your practice management system already generates.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Your staff at your medical practice may be using AI tools to draft emails, summarize information, create patient communications, or handle other everyday tasks, potentially introducing privacy, security, and accuracy risks. Here's how to establish clear guidelines for how sensitive information is handled. 📝
9 fixes for the AI your staff is already using | Physicians Practice
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Staff are pasting patient information into chatbots no one approved. Nine steps to pull that use into the open, and into compliance.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling for more full-time registered nurses in schools to help manage chronic conditions, respond to emergencies, administer medications, support mental health needs, and coordinate care between families, schools, and healthcare providers. 🏫🩺
For pediatric practices, strong collaboration with school nurses can help improve continuity of care and support children’s health and well-being both inside and outside the medical home.
Learn more about the AAP’s recommendations for strengthening school health services and expanding access to full-time school nurses. 👇
AAP Recommends Full-Time School Nurses
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AAP has long recommended at least one registered school nurse per school, a place where children spend a majority of their time. The policy statement, "Role of the School Nurse in Providing School Hea...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
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