Managing the Practice

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There are no absolute models for managing a pediatric practice. Regardless of the size and/or location, each practice requires planning and creative management to successfully meet the needs of patients and sustain a viable work environment.​

  • Patient Access Management
    Managing the practice to ensure that children have access to high-quality health care when they need it.
  • Marketing the Practice
    Various methodologies and best practices to effectively market the practice to patients, families, and the community.
  • Organizing and Growing the Practice
    Organizational structures outline how the practice is organized, and how decisions are made and communicated.
  • Staffing
    Appropriate staffing can help practices run efficiently, assist with effectively distributing workload, and improve patient experience and satisfaction.
  • Office Workflow
    These resources will guide pediatric practices in improving their office workflow.
  • Patient Health Information Management
    These resources discuss the use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and privacy rules that practices will need to understand and follow.
  • Group Purchasing Organizations
    Descriptions of various benefits to using GPOs to leverage savings with manufacturers, distributors and other vendors.
  • Closing the Practice
    Pediatricians make many difficult decisions throughout their careers. One of the most difficult is deciding when to close the pediatric practice.
  • Addressing Patient Issues
    Information on obtaining feedback, handling concerns, and effectively communicating with patients and families.

​Practice Transformation at the AAP

The AAP has actively assessed the rapidly changing healthcare environment and has developed resources to prepare ​its members to respond to these changes. 


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