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Video: Reducing Depression with Online Decision Support
Dr. Barbara Howard presents a randomized control trial of decision support using CHADIS for addressing depression in primary care, improving one-year outcomes: 2026 PAS Conference.
Essential Developmental-Behavioral Tools – A Practical Guide for Pediatricians
Practical guide for pediatricians: developmental-behavioral screening best practices — validated tools, workflows, billing tips, AAP/Bright Futures guidance, and how CHADIS helps.
Reducing Documentation Burden and Pajama Time for Primary Care Clinicians: Strategies for Efficiency
While the challenges of reducing documentation burden in primary care are daunting, there are actionable strategies that can help.
The Importance of Teen Privacy with Their Primary Care Provider
Protecting teen privacy is more than a legal obligation; it’s a cornerstone of effective, compassionate care.
Patient Communication and Care Coordination Referrals: Streamlining Care with CHADIS
Solve challenges with a robust care coordination tool that streamlines referrals, automates consent, and tracks the entire process.
Autism and Developmental Screening: Brief Review
Early detection of autism and developmental issues isn't just beneficial—it's a game-changer for affected children.
Telehealth and the ADHD Visit: Enhancing Care through Technology
What are the Important Aspects of an ADHD Visit? An ADHD visit is a comprehensive appointment focused on evaluating and managing...
School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs): Enhancing Student Health and Wellness
School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) are critical components of the healthcare landscape.
Uncovering the Importance of MOC-4: Is it Just More Testing or a Commitment to Excellence?
What is the point of MOC4, and how to earn MOC4 credits without breaking a sweat?
Pre-visit Screening Tools Like Safety Checklists Can Save Children’s Lives and Your Time!
Pre-visit Screening Tools for Safety Can Save Children’s Lives and Your Time!
Navigating the Intersection of Behavioral Health and Primary Care: What Does the Future Hold?
The Imperative of Integrated Care Consider the impact of a healthcare system where mental and physical care are inseparably...
Collecting Patient Data for Visits: Streamlining Telehealth, One Click at a Time
Telehealth – A Modern Healthcare Revolution Telehealth has rapidly become a key tool in healthcare, bringing medical consultations into...
Using the Power of Data in Addressing Health Equity
Health Equity – Bridging the Gap in Healthcare Addressing health equity has become a guiding star in modern healthcare, shining a light...
The Critical Role of Mental Health Assessment in Pediatrics: Depression and Suicide Risk
The rising prevalence of mental health issues, including depression and the risk of suicide, creates an urgent need for effective primary...
The Importance of Teacher Input for ADHD Screening and Assessment
Teacher input is essential for an accurate ADHD screening and assessment because teachers are in a unique position to observe a child's...
Screening Tools to Assess and Address Social Determinants of Health for Individuals and Systems.
The traditional healthcare model, or the “sick-care” system, was not designed to help prevent the onset of disease but instead to...
Have you been surprised and impressed by a child who says after a visit, “Thank you, Doctor [Howard]”? While it may seem antiquated to...
I sent my suicidal teen patient to the ED: Whew?
You read “thoughts of being better off dead” on your next patient’s PHQ-9 screen results and break into a sweat. After eliciting the...
Speaking the unspeakable: Talking to children about parental mental illness
You probably think you know how to talk with a child about death. But somehow talking about a parent’s mental illness may seem more...
To vape or not to vape: Is that really the question?
All pediatricians are relieved that the rates of children smoking cigarettes have dropped steadily since 2011. This decline seems to be...
Child ‘Mis’behavior – What’s ‘mis’ing?
“What kind of parent are you? Why don’t you straighten him out?” rants the woman being jostled in the grocery store by your patient....
Scoring below the cut but still depressed: What to do?
Depression is one of the most common mental health conditions in childhood, especially during socially turbulent adolescence when the...
When to Refer Patients with Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Opposition and aggression are part of normal childhood development, but if they are developmentally inappropriate and last long periods...
One thing that constantly surprises me about adolescent sleep is that neither the teen nor the parent is as concerned about it as I am....
Reacting to Stress: Making Something Ordinary Out of the Extraordinary
These are tough times for families, children, and practices. In this case, the entire world is going through it at the same time, leaving...
Racism: Developmental Perspective Can Inform Tough Conversations
Can we help our pediatric patients with the complicated problems of racism, especially if we are privileged (and even white)...
Poor sleep due to ADHD or ADHD due to poor sleep?
By Barbara Howard, MD The day wouldn’t be so bad if he would just go to sleep at night! How many times have you heard this plea from...
Soothing Parents of Infants Who Cry
By Barbara Howard, MD All babies cry, of course, but some babies cry a lot. In the old days, these babies were labeled “colicky.” These...
Why screen if there are no services?
By Barbara Howard, MD Do you remember the discussion of the ethical dilemma of Huntington’s disease you probably participated in during...
Childhood Sleep Problems – Part 1
By Barbara Howard, MD Why be concerned about sleep problems? Between 20% - 30% of healthy children under age 5 struggle with sleep...
By Barbara Howard, MD - The prevalence of aggressive behavior in young children is relatively high but how we define aggression is...
Screening for Maternal Depression
By Raymond Sturner, MD - While studies vary, postpartum depression affects up to 22% of women who have recently given birth. Since less...