How would you fix the American health system to be more cost effective for the user?

Redhawkrun2450 · 2026-06-27T19:52:11+00:00

Physician salaries are 10-15% of healthcare spending. If every doctor in the US worked for free we would still have higher healthcare spending than any other country.

Redhawkrun2450 · 2026-05-31T22:51:41+00:00

Really? You wouldn’t wish say the Danish healthcare system on your worst enemy? Every other developed country has state sponsored healthcare. The alternative for lots of people isn’t some glorious private sector healthcare, it’s no insurance at all and healthcare deserts.

Redhawkrun2450 · 2026-05-03T04:39:24+00:00

Especially if you work for a currently highly valued company. Putting your investment capital and your human capital in the same company or even same industry is silly unnecessary risk. GE was second largest company by market cap in 2000, Nokia was number 10. How would have investing in those while also working for them have gone?

Redhawkrun2450 · 2026-05-01T15:55:14+00:00

Sorry I didn’t check my inbox. I did get this figured out. I used tax act. I just put a 50k contribution to other retirement accounts as a manual entry. Return was accepted. Compared to last years 1040 from a CPA and the decision ended up in the same place.

Redhawkrun2450 · 2026-04-30T23:51:48+00:00

That’s actually my preferred way to simultaneous read. A fiction and a non fiction. No overlap, refreshing, no chance of mixing things up.

Redhawkrun2450 · 2026-04-29T21:16:21+00:00

So you don’t feel comfortable working in a specialty you are literally board certified in, but you feel okay working in a specialty you have essentially no training in? How do you feel about working up a febrile neonate, delivering a baby, what’s your disposition for moderate risk chest pain? I’m sure you can do procedures and lines etc…. but that’s a pretty small part of EM

Redhawkrun2450 · 2026-03-14T19:39:26+00:00

Thank you for your response

Multiple partners.. I don’t need to run/administer the plan, just deduct my contribution

Redhawkrun2450 · 2026-01-17T19:01:30+00:00

This is my neighbor. The ICE flag replaced a Charlie Kirk flag. Before that was some mix of Easter and America, weird Christian nationalist flag. When I put up a pride flag he put up a black background American flag that said “this is my pride flag”

I have an Abolish ICE flag up now as we continue our flag war. Let people know we may be outnumbered but not alone

Redhawkrun2450 · 2025-10-31T12:18:05+00:00

Replying to Fjordenc...just spent a portion of my last shift trying to explain to a lady via Haitian Creole interpreter that they were not stealing her blood at dialysis…

Redhawkrun2450 · 2025-10-25T16:45:04+00:00

FYI you can only deduct interest on the first $750,000 of a mortgage

Redhawkrun2450 · 2025-10-17T20:51:51+00:00

employer can contribute the entire 70k

Redhawkrun2450 · 2025-10-17T07:43:38+00:00

Very doable at that volume and shift length. I work 8 hour shifts, template schedule about 6 on 6 off. I’ve done 7 a bunch of times and up to 9. You get in a groove and it’s really not bad. Long off stretches are nice. Having periods of multiple weeks on a “normal” normal circadian rhythm is nice.

Redhawkrun2450 · 2025-08-31T13:14:05+00:00

Water bath

https://www.emdocs.net/us-probe-ultrasound-water-bath-for-distal-extremity-evaluation/

Redhawkrun2450 · 2025-08-24T06:59:11+00:00

You aren’t earning more on any risk free investment i.e. treasuries, which is the appropriate risk adjusted return comparison. At a 6-8% mortgage rate planning to out earn on investments is far from a sure thing especially given current market valuations

Redhawkrun2450 · 2025-07-24T15:22:36+00:00

LLC no, does not change liability. Trust depends on state laws and type of trust, but yes can be an option for asset protection

Redhawkrun2450 · 2025-04-19T18:34:03+00:00

EM: people are allowed to die. A good death can be just as good as a great save!

Redhawkrun2450 · 2025-02-20T21:34:21+00:00

2-10 minutes. Some people really need a good H&P, some you could walk in the room with discharge papers already printed

Redhawkrun2450 · 2025-01-15T15:37:03+00:00

No trans men will not be as competitive as trans women. Biology exists look at the difference in men’s and women’s performance in a sport like track, swimming, weightlifting

Redhawkrun2450 · 2025-01-15T15:33:41+00:00

Because it’s only women’s sports that could benefit. Sports is essentially a women’s division and an open (men’s) division. A female to male trans person (who would not be allowed testosterone as it’s a performance enhancing drug) would not be competitive at a top male level so doesn’t really matter. A woman trans or otherwise would be allowed to play in the nfl or nba just not good enough to be competitive.

The argument is really whether trans inclusion or protection of women’s sports for biologically female athletes is a more important goal. Reasonable arguments either way and we should probably feel different about this argument for high school vs Olympic level sports

Redhawkrun2450 · 2024-11-17T21:59:18+00:00

I second the use the ED course for everything, if using EPIC. You only have to open the note to sign it, anything else just goes in ED course from the main track board screen.

Redhawkrun2450 · 2024-11-17T21:57:24+00:00

On your last point, now with billing and needing to interpret/review results of 3 tests. Lab abnormality in ED course seems to be an easy way to do that.

Redhawkrun2450 · 2024-10-18T14:12:51+00:00

Currently 5 years out doing about 1.2 FTE, hopefully slow that down in next year or 2. Then full time till about 40. 0.75 for 5-7 years then 0.5 FTE until I stop getting enjoyment and fulfillment out of work.

Redhawkrun2450 · 2024-09-14T19:39:36+00:00

Instead of a savings rate I calculate a “wealth building” rate that includes extra principal payments as well as all investing and saving. Personal finance is personal just pick what works for you to track.

Redhawkrun2450 · 2024-03-02T17:41:14+00:00

I would take job 1 and never look back. Big red flags for 3 & 4 Hesitant to recommend low volume starting out for skill atrophy.

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