Pediatricians of Dallas

We will have a delayed opening tomorrow. Thank you for your patience & understanding as this will allow our staff time to come in safely.

Thursday Update

Schedule update! Closed in the morning tomorrow. Thank you for your understanding.

Recall of Abbott formulas because of rare but serious bacterial contamination. Our phone nurses are equipped to answer your questions.

Similac also has a product lot number website available to check to see if your formula has been affected.

Happy Valentine’s Day from your POD team 💕

We L❤️VE our Pediatricians of Dallas families!

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Update Wednesday 02/02

❤️ Love your POD team

COVID vaccine update!

COVID Vaccines Clinics starting soon! 🙌🏻We are thrilled to be able to offer protection to your child & family.

Currently we have doses available for children ages 5-11 years. We are able to give either the 1st or 2nd dose! Please bring your vaccine card if it will be the 2nd dose.

And please make an appointment so we can ensure vaccine stock & availability! First clinic is Thursday afternoon January 6th!

Medical insurance can be confusing! Good news is that we have an awesome billing office that is well equipped to help you navigate your insurance benefits. One common issue is “double coverage.” Read below for more information! And as always, we are available for questions! Thank you 😊

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Most parents don’t know that their newborn is double covered. Please check with your insurance carrier to see if a newborn has automatic coverage or has to be added for claims to pay for the first 31 days of life. If you are expecting a child and you and your spouse are both insured by your employers, your baby will possibly be covered by both insurance carriers. There are regulations regarding this issue to what they call “the birthday rule”.
• Primary coverage comes from the plan of the parent whose birthday (month and day only) comes first in the year, with the other parent’s health plan providing secondary coverage.
• If both parents have the same birthday, the primary plan will be the one that has been in effect longer.
• If the parents are divorced, with joint custody and a court has not specified which parent is responsible for providing health coverage for the dependent children, the birthday rule would be used to determine which plan is primary if both parents maintain coverage for the children. (Documentation will be required for this)
Many insurance companies will coordinate benefits with the patient at least once a year. Usually this is in a form of a letter or email correspondence stating do you or your spouse have other insurance. Coordination of benefits means that one insurance plan is designated as the person’s primary coverage and the other is secondary. When there’s a medical claim, the primary insurance pays first. Then the secondary insurer will take care of some or all remaining out-of-pocket costs that the primary insurance didn’t pay. In the event that you do not respond to the coordination of benefits (COB) this can result in non-payment of claims.

Flu virus is here 😷 as we are starting to see cases of influenza in the office, it’s a GREAT reminder to schedule your child’s seasonal flu vaccine if you have not done so yet. Good news - we are offering our last outdoor drive thru clinics of the season!!

Please call to schedule (214) 691-3535. And please, as a courtesy to our staff & other patients, please let us know if you will not make your appointment. We would like to serve as many families as we can. No show appointments limit our ability to serve the maximum number of patients.

And we are still patiently waiting for our first shipment of COVID vaccines… stay tuned!

COVID Vaccine Information!

Links to these community vaccination sites in our comments below 👇🏼

COVID-19 Vaccine Update

Trick or Treat! 🎃 Happy Halloween weekend from your team @pediatriciansofdallas 🎃

Flu Season is upon us!

We are committed to offering you all an opportunity to get vaccinated safely OUTSIDE in our Drive Thru Clinic. We have both weekday clinics AND Saturday clinics.

We ask that you schedule an appointment so we can ensure that we have enough vaccine supply and enough staffing. This will help us continue to make this an efficient process for you all!

Stay safe!
Love your Pediatricians of Dallas team ❤️

Thankful for the best patients & families who support our hard working staff 🍪 ❤️

We had a wonderful Nurses Week celebrating such a great team! We love our nurses & nurse practitioners!

After 15 years as a loyal member of our POD team, Robyn is leaving our family to spend more time with hers. We are so grateful for her dedication to our patients & families. We wish her the best in her future endeavors! ❤️

Update as of Thursday February 18th. ❄️❄️

Update for Wednesday Feb 17th ❄️❄️

Also, please tag any friends or families who also use our office @pediatriciansofdallas . We want to reach as many families as possible & want all of our patients to know we are here to help!

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UPDATE as of 10:30 am Monday Feb 15th ❄️❄️

UPDATE as of 10:30 am Monday Feb 15th ❄️❄️

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As always, the safety & health of both our patients & staff is our first priority. Stay safe ❄️💙

Your Pediatricians of Dallas team will be available tomorrow for in person or virtual visits! Stay safe ❤️

Be well & stay safe! Love your Pediatricians of Dallas Team ❄️💙

As a reminder, we will follow DISD regarding any weather related closings. Please follow us on Instagram or Facebook for updates.

And remember that we are seeing sick patients & offering COVID testing!

Stay safe & stay well!

Join us tomorrow for our Mom Support Group - hosted by our amazing lactation consultants! Zoom link available by sending DM to @ameodomibclc 🍪 ❤️

We love our patients & families ❤️

Today! Join us for “Cookies & Milk” mom support group! 🍪❤️

Zoom link available - send DM to @ameodomibclc

A few changes that we want our patients to be aware of... we also want you to understand the background of this change.

For the last several years we had been able to provide after-hours nursing triage at no cost. Children’s Health was providing the service for us and our patients at no cost. That program has unfortunately ended for us.

As of January 1st, we have contracted with Triage4pediatrics, a nursing triage group we have used in the past.
They do charge us for each call taken. Because of this, we now have to reinstitute a $25 charge per after-hours call to cover their fee.

As always, there is no charge for nurse triage calls taken during regular office hours.

Our After Hours service can be reached by calling our regular office number.

We are continuing to host Drive Thru Flu Vaccine Clinics - here are some tips to ensure you have a great, safe experience! And if you still need a flu vaccine appointment, call us to schedule!

How to be Successful with Online School: Tips for Teens and College Students

Great info from LPC Jeremy Edge

https://www.escapingthe.com/post/how-to-be-successful-with-online-school-tips-for-teens-and-college-students

How to be Successful with Online School: Tips for Teens and College Students How can I be successful with online school? Learn simple ways to help you navigate online school.