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March 2009

The State of Pediatric Healthcare Insurers dictate care Incomes are stagnant Reimbursements are shrinking Malpractice premiums are rising Patient volumes have increased Parents and children wait in busy offices for visits

and may see non-MD caregivers Practice standards are compromised Limited resources to implement paperless practice

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The Pediatrician’s Plight“The great danger is that you stop caring. The goal of each day and each night is simply to move everyone through, to clear the decks, rather than to deliberately and expertly care for those who need it and reassure those who do not.”

- Victoria Rogers McEvoy, MDfrom the book “How Doctors Think”

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There Is A Better Way to Deliver Pediatric Healthcare

A Highly Personalized Approach to Care

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“Personal Pediatrics combines state-of-the-art technology and great medical skills with the kind of family oriented service and care that I remember growing up with.”

-Grant Williams, Client

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How Does it Benefit Patient Families? Convenient, personalized home

visits Physician continuity Comprehensive preventive care 24/7 medical record access

through secure portal In-home custom pharmacy Content rich web portal Customized preventive care

and nutritional guidance Facilitated specialist referrals

With Personal Pediatrics, Parents Never Have To…

• Take sick children to a busy doctor’s office• Sit in a crowded waiting room with other sick

children• Endure long waits to see the doctor• Have children treated by a nurse or physician’s

assistant instead of their doctor• Make child care arrangements for healthy siblings

when a sibling is sick

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Physician Benefits

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Income Lifestyle

• Reduced workload- practice volume approx. one-fifth of a typical doctor’s load

• Limited coverage area

• Less stress• More personal time• Flexible practice size• Sense of control

Professional Satisfaction

• Evidence-based• Quality of care• Patient Satisfaction• Manageable volume• State-of-the-art,

user-friendly technology

• National Physician Network

• Help with practice sale at retirement

•Dramatic reduction in office overhead costs

•Livelihood not dependent on declining reimbursement

• Increased annual net income

•Significant reduction in malpractice premiums

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What’s In It For Physicians?

•Financial Autonomy

•State-of-the-Art Technology

•Comprehensive Legal Solutions and Marketing Systems