May 15th is rapidly approaching.
I can hardly believe it.  Monday will be the start of my own solo pediatric
practice.  I'm the first solo pediatrician in my city to start a practice in
10 years.  I will be sharing (at least temporarily) office space with another
solo pediatrician is well established.  I will share 1 in 5 call with four
other pediatricians.

I definitely have a bad case of anxiety-plowing through all those manage care
contracts is daunting without a provider relations staff.  Being a salaried
doc for 17 years has kept me relatively protected from the business of
medicine (this is despite doing administrative medicine for the last three
years).  I am starting as a part time practice (keeping my administrative CCS
job part time until I can see positive cash flow).

Bottom line, I will continue to see Medi-Cal (our state name for Medicaid),
Healthy Families (CA State name for CHIP) as well as private insurance (I'm
on three IPA groups and applying for a fourth).

Yes, breastfeeding management and early childhood development issues will be
an important part of my practice (hope to sit for IBCLC boards in one year).
However I will see patients up to age 21.  Children with special health care,
educational and mental health needs are also a special interest of mine.

I will keep you all posted on how it goes.

Pierrette Mimi Poinsett, MD, FAAP
305 E. Granger, Suite 201
Modesto, CA 95350
209-526-3336

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