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103 Why and How Does Urgent Care Look Like from Rome with Dr. Rogu

Dr. George Rogu, MD, MBA and Dr. Herb Bravo Season 2 Episode 31

Dr. George Rogu is an accomplished pediatrician who has stood at the forefront of providing advanced pediatric care on Long Island. Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Rogu has created cutting-edge programs that utilize technology to deliver patients the latest in care and medical information. He specializes in guiding small private practices through transformations, focusing on innovation and updating services to provide advanced medical care.

As CEO and Managing Partner for RBK Pediatrics & Urgent Care, Dr. Rogu acquired a 58-year-old practice and turned it into the most technologically advanced private pediatric practice on Long Island.

While leading RBK Pediatrics & Urgent Care, Dr. Rogu spearheaded several initiatives, such as introducing a Pediatric Chronic Care Program encompassing a Pediatric Obesity Program, Asthma Care, an ADHD Evaluation and Management Program, and an International Adoption Program. This program provides service to approximately 1,000 patients per year. On the practice management side, Dr. Rogu has led numerous projects to utilize technology to provide more efficient and cost-effective healthcare. Specifically, he initiated and oversaw the transition to a Pediatric Specific Electronic Health Record (EHR) in 2008 that was cost-effective, user-friendly, and fit the practice's unique needs. In addition, he directed the Meaningful Use program as Lead Physician. Dr. Rogu drove the acquisition and merger with other methods around Long Island, managing administrative details, including negotiating insurance contracts, handling staffing, and merging office cultures. He also oversees physicians and cases for Pediatric Inpatients at three local hospitals as part of the Pediatric Inpatient Hospital Program.

He is also the Founder and President of a Pediatric Specific Clinically Integrated Network called “The Independent Pediatric Collaborative of Long Island.”

Currently, in the Digital Healthcare space, he is a Co-Host of  “The Pediatric Lounge”   Podcast; it is a safe space where we take people behind the door of the Physician’s Lounge to get a deeper insight into just what docs are talking about today, from the clinically profound to the wonderfully routine…and everything in between. 

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The Pediatric Lounge - A Podcast taking you behind the door of the Physician's Lounge to get a deeper insight into what docs are talking about today, from the clinically profound to the wonderfully routine...and everything in between.

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