Recent content by drusso

First, the status quo is not an accident. Let that sink in. That's the first cognitive error physicians make when confronting bureaucratic nonsense. The status quo is not an "unintended consequence" or "misunderstanding" that can be corrected with "right thinking" and "more data." Instead, the...

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Just have the patient sign an ABN and offer it for cash.

This is just more ammunition for cash-pay procedures. It makes life easier for everyone.

DeMers is good.

Top Antitrust Officials Call for More Health-Care Enforcement DOJ is investigating UnitedHealth over its acquisitions Agency unsuccessfully sued to block bid for Change Healthcare By Leah Nylen and Sabrina Willmer May 8, 2024 at 3:03 PM PDT Save Listen 2:13 The US hasn’t enforced its...

Independent physicians are the low-cost leaders in our healthcare system. https://www.bostonherald.com/2024/05/06/dickstein-dont-regulate-independent-physicians-off-map/ Patients benefit when they can choose where to receive care — whether at a hospital or at an independent practice. Such...

That's criminal. I couldn't work for a boss like that...

There is no straightforward pathway to partnership. You earn your place by demonstrating your value and making yourself indispensable. This requires a strong sense of determination and commitment. Being a partner (in a medical practice, law or accounting firm) means you have equity in the...

Boom.

TOBI is good. Lot's of KOL's there.

No. I also use it for osteoarthritis... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32721546/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27056686/

Uh, Regen is lowering health care costs, not raising them. Spoken like a true SOS denier/HOPD KOL'er. You need to brush up on your science. Platelet-rich plasma vs. corticosteroid injections for the treatment of recalcitrant lateral epicondylitis: a cost-effectiveness Markov decision analysis...

SOS is the root of all evil. I've been exposing this kind of shenanigans for years. If you're working for people who do this, then you're part of the problem.

This has been happening everywhere.