recession

Over on PedSource, we just ran an in-depth piece about the effects of the recession and the Swine Flu on our clients from 2008 to 2009. 

As promised, before I go to Africa, please find some pediatric data gold.

Below is a graph of the visit rate changes our clients reported comparing December 2007 to December 2008 (I'll do 1Q when I get back) broken down by region and by weekdays in the month. The latter adjustment is important, because any given month can swing standard working days by nearly 10% (or more, in the case of holidays) from year to year, which confuses people.

Pardon my brief absence.  I start a piece every day and then get distracted by some shiny object and don't return.  OK, maybe I'm being distracted by some really fun sites.